In World 186, global warming has consumed our society and in order to combat overconsumption and exploitative practices, production of non-essential textiles has been halted by the governing bodies. This means the public are given materials each 6 months to create a capsule wardrobe, with the added help of AI, to generate patterns with our lifestyle in mind.
What if …
clothing had to be created by the individual using AI to create functional fashion patterns and fashion inspiration came from ourselves instead of conglomerates dictating our style?
Issue targeted:
overconsumption, exploitative practices, self-sufficiency
Inspiration:
Vivienne Westwood, DIY and Unravel (2012) dir. Meghna Gupta
This World was contributed by Ellie-Mae Carter and Isabelle Murphy (located in Brighton, UK), developed from a World contributed by another Fashion Fictions contributor, using a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence which allows others to share and adapt the work in any medium and for any purpose, providing that they credit the author and share their material using the same Creative Commons licence.
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