In World 293, mechanical enhancement is a normal part of everyday life, creating a population with wildly diverse body shapes, proportions, and silhouettes. Some people have elongated limbs, asymmetrical torsos, reinforced shoulders, or additional joints, making conventional clothing impractical. Fashion has evolved into a highly personalised craft, with garments designed around each individual’s unique physique. Tailors combine traditional techniques with adaptive fabrics, adjustable panels, and unconventional cuts to create wearable art. Clothing is both functional and expressive, celebrating mechanical differences rather than concealing them. Personal style reflects the relationship between the human body, technology, and identity.
What if …
… everybody was mechanically enhanced, leading to unique body shapes and fashion specifically designed to accommodate unusual physiques?
Issue targeted:
Different people would have different enhancements, which would lead to the need for custom shaped clothing.
Inspiration:
Cyberpunk
This World was contributed by Finn, Dewi, Nate and Rowan (located in Leeds), 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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