The 2nd Skin Exhibit opening night took place on 4/25/08 in San Francisco. The event is a celebration of clothing creativity. Crave notes that, "[There was] a man wearing costumes covered head to toe in LEDs. Another man wearing a suit made of bubble wrap. A woman in a skirt made of Snickers wrappers. And a woman in a dress that generates power when she moves."
The 2nd Skin Exhibit has a futuristic, sort of burlesque-like vision where the artists featured challenge the standard notions of practical clothing. Materials include everything from re-purposed goods to glowing electrical supplies from the hardware store.
Clothing as a Moving Canvas
The 2nd Skin Exhibit in San Francisco
Trend Themes
1. Wearable Art - Opportunities for artists and designers to create clothing as a form of artistic expression using unconventional materials and innovative technologies.
2. Eco-fashion - Opportunities for fashion designers to create sustainable clothing by using repurposed goods and environmentally-friendly materials.
3. Interactive Clothing - Opportunities for fashion designers and engineers to combine fashion and technology to create clothing that interacts with the wearer and their environment.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion Design - Fashion designers can explore the use of unconventional and eco-friendly materials to create wearable art and sustainable clothing.
2. Technology - Engineers can collaborate with fashion designers to incorporate technology into clothing and create interactive clothing.
3. Art - Artists can experiment with clothing as a form of artistic expression and create wearable art using unconventional materials.