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steve2470

(37,457 posts)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 04:11 AM Feb 2013

This Dress Turns Clear When You're Turned On



http://mashable.com/2013/02/06/transparent-dress/

A Netherlands-based fashion designer has created a high-tech dress line that turns clear when you get excited. How's that for being transparent on a date?

Called Intimacy — from designer Daan Roosegaarde, founder of Studio Roosegaarde — the project aims to explore the relationship between technology and the body's interactions. The dresses, which are called 'Intimacy White' and 'Intimacy Black,' are made out of opaque smart e-foils. When the body gets excited and the heart races, the coils turn clear.

The smart foils have a blend of wireless technology, LED lights, cooper and other materials. "Social interactions determine the garmentsʼ level of transparency, creating a sensual play of disclosure," the company says on its site.

Although the concept isn't entirely new — the company has been working on prototypes since 2010 — its new 2.0 line has been making its rounds online in advance of Valentine's Day. The dresses are currently on display privately in Hong Kong and Paris and will be shown at Kent State University in Ohio in September.
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This Dress Turns Clear When You're Turned On (Original Post) steve2470 Feb 2013 OP
No pictures of the models when they're turned on? sakabatou Feb 2013 #1
Here we go agan. Our tech out paces our culture.... wandy Feb 2013 #2
So, squeezing the Charmin doesn't do it for you? brooklynite Feb 2013 #32
An that would be betwix me and the Charmin...... wandy Feb 2013 #41
What if something...unusual turns her on? cbrer Feb 2013 #3
or what if she appears 'turned on' means she is asking to be raped? Whisp Feb 2013 #40
Attention Wal-Mart Shoppers" Ichingcarpenter Feb 2013 #4
Needs pictures FarCenter Feb 2013 #28
Interesting Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #5
Have you been shopping lately? Arkansas Granny Feb 2013 #6
I work retail Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #8
like a mood ring, it also turns clear when you're afraid, anxious, sick & feverish, etc. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #7
So, if you're in an automobile accident.... Fla_Democrat Feb 2013 #9
If you're in an accident theKed Feb 2013 #10
Maybe, but if you have no injuries Fla_Democrat Feb 2013 #38
Or cause them in others theKed Feb 2013 #39
and where are the pants for men, that we can display their body equally? nt seabeyond Feb 2013 #11
Ha! You've never been a man so you can't really appreciate. dawg Feb 2013 #12
hey, exposed is exposed. seabeyond Feb 2013 #14
Fair is fair. dawg Feb 2013 #15
Hahahaha! Marrah_G Feb 2013 #18
It could have turned into a really sexy moment ... dawg Feb 2013 #21
ah, i remember the white short shorts, lol. yes. but then, i was a competitive swimmer thru out seabeyond Feb 2013 #23
this tech would be wasted on guys. or it would short out after blinking on and off every six second loli phabay Feb 2013 #45
oh, bullshit. geez. lets put one out in orbit and bury another. doesnt this get old for you. seabeyond Feb 2013 #47
no im saying that guys get wood at the most inopportune moments we dont even need anything sexual loli phabay Feb 2013 #48
A male version of this would have been a big problem for me through most of junior high school and alcibiades_mystery Feb 2013 #13
There already is a male version of this. Dr. Strange Feb 2013 #26
We come equipped with a male version of this, unfortunately Recursion Feb 2013 #36
I did too lol steve2470 Feb 2013 #42
I remember the horribly uncomfortable sex-ed portion of health class in 7th grade Recursion Feb 2013 #43
The model needs some food. roody Feb 2013 #16
She might just be naturally skinny. dawg Feb 2013 #20
Did you just run up the stairs or MattBaggins Feb 2013 #17
I have always wished that we had tails. dawg Feb 2013 #19
tails would be awesome though id rather females had cat ones so i know when they are angry loli phabay Feb 2013 #46
If they make something like this for men, the TSA can just wave on all the male pasengers. rug Feb 2013 #22
Ok, I'm turned on kudzu22 Feb 2013 #24
What if the guy tries to date rape the wearer aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2013 #25
silly person, this has nothing to do with the woman. it is ALL about man, .... again. seabeyond Feb 2013 #27
This aspect occurred to me. Nine Feb 2013 #37
on display at Kent State University in September .... huh? kwassa Feb 2013 #29
Kent State is known for their work on liquid crystals BigAnth Feb 2013 #30
No, they probably mean the fashion museum there. Nine Feb 2013 #34
Women who are turned on by art would be advised not to wear that to a museum. DavidDvorkin Feb 2013 #31
What for the guys? ismnotwasm Feb 2013 #33
It's rather ugly. Maybe it's better when transparent. n/t Cleita Feb 2013 #35
"Your Lips Tell Me No, No, But There's Yes, Yes in Your Dress." WinkyDink Feb 2013 #44

wandy

(3,539 posts)
2. Here we go agan. Our tech out paces our culture....
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 04:50 AM
Feb 2013

Sexy? You bet! whohoooo. Bring it on!
Something I want to encounter at the grocery store?
Meh. I think I'll pass on that, thank you.

 

cbrer

(1,831 posts)
3. What if something...unusual turns her on?
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 05:00 AM
Feb 2013

Or him I guess!

Life got more complicated for me when all these cultures and subcultures emerged. I think it's great in terms of personal freedom, and transparent clothing. Guess I'll have to make a trip to Kent St.

 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
40. or what if she appears 'turned on' means she is asking to be raped?
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 04:32 PM
Feb 2013

we all know there are knuckledragging throwbacks that will take this as a message.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
5. Interesting
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 06:29 AM
Feb 2013

in the appropriate time and place. Not necessarily good for grocery shopping as mentioned above, but one suspects that it would not be worn there.

Fla_Democrat

(2,547 posts)
9. So, if you're in an automobile accident....
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 07:05 AM
Feb 2013
The dresses, which are called 'Intimacy White' and 'Intimacy Black,' are made out of opaque smart e-foils. When the body gets excited and the heart races, the coils turn clear.

And your heart is racing, and your blood is pumping... don't get out of the car, or you will cause more accidents?






theKed

(1,235 posts)
10. If you're in an accident
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 07:37 AM
Feb 2013

it would make it easier for paramedics to see where your injuries are? Maybe?

(How you look is probably the least of your worries at that point, probably, anyways)

Fla_Democrat

(2,547 posts)
38. Maybe, but if you have no injuries
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 04:06 PM
Feb 2013

and the reason for the elevated heart rate was because your insurance was going to sky rocket.

I personally think this would be great for jogging suits. Jogging along, get too hot, heart rate gets too high, boom, naked. now you gotta slow down, cover up, hide behind a garbage can. Let your body relax a bit. Would cut down on heart attacks and heat stroke.








dawg

(10,624 posts)
12. Ha! You've never been a man so you can't really appreciate.
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 09:27 AM
Feb 2013

When we get "turned" on, those flat front cotton dockers and/or wrangler jeans don't do much to conceal it. Embarrassing.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
14. hey, exposed is exposed.
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 09:33 AM
Feb 2013

be it nipples or a dick. but, that is not what the dress is about. put the pants on the men, then lets talk. when everyone gets a flash of everyone, then we are on a level playing field.

dawg

(10,624 posts)
15. Fair is fair.
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 09:48 AM
Feb 2013

You are right. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

I once had a pair of white swim trunks that turned out to be the worst of all possible worlds. After they had been washed a few times, they still looked fine dry. But once they got wet, the white fabric turned totally transparent.

At least my wife enjoyed the swim that day.

dawg

(10,624 posts)
21. It could have turned into a really sexy moment ...
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 10:46 AM
Feb 2013

if not for all of the other people in the pool.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
23. ah, i remember the white short shorts, lol. yes. but then, i was a competitive swimmer thru out
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 10:58 AM
Feb 2013

youth and living in calif. everything was pretty transparent with what we wore, day in and day out. was a norm.

we didnt do nudity the way we do today. it was much more freeing and egalitarian in the odd kinda way. today it is all about imbalance, control, domination. i think it is sad.

 

loli phabay

(5,580 posts)
45. this tech would be wasted on guys. or it would short out after blinking on and off every six second
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 05:04 PM
Feb 2013

Or so. May as well use saran wrap as someone said.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
47. oh, bullshit. geez. lets put one out in orbit and bury another. doesnt this get old for you.
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 05:12 PM
Feb 2013

and it is not about the guy. it would be for the women. that is the point.

always looking at it from the mans sexuality.

 

loli phabay

(5,580 posts)
48. no im saying that guys get wood at the most inopportune moments we dont even need anything sexual
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 05:16 PM
Feb 2013

You can be standing watching a horse running around a field or fanny craddock baking cakes and old man wood pops up. Hence the tech would short out rather quickly.

 

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)
13. A male version of this would have been a big problem for me through most of junior high school and
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 09:29 AM
Feb 2013

high school. It's bad enough you have to try to hide your junk under your desk when teacher's asking for somebody to do that math problem at the board!

Ah, who am I kidding. I'd still be walking around in see-through clothes 75% of the time! It's the black leggings with the knee-high boots, people! This fashion trend cannot coexist with my "Turned On Jeans!"

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
43. I remember the horribly uncomfortable sex-ed portion of health class in 7th grade
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 04:53 PM
Feb 2013

when one of the girls asked "you mean guys can just get erections? it doesn't mean they were playing with themselves?" We all slammed our foreheads into our desks.

dawg

(10,624 posts)
20. She might just be naturally skinny.
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 10:44 AM
Feb 2013

The photo doesn't really show anything to indicate that she's unhealthy. I know a girl who is a size zero, but perfectly healthy. That's just her nature.

dawg

(10,624 posts)
19. I have always wished that we had tails.
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 10:42 AM
Feb 2013

I would be really curious to see which women would start wagging their tails whenever I walked through the door. Would it be the ones I expect? Would there be some that would surprise me?

Of course, tail wagging would just indicate affection, and sexual attraction doesn't necessarily have anything to do with that. Still, it would be nice information to have. if only to see whether my innate male intuition has any accuracy at all in these matters.

 

loli phabay

(5,580 posts)
46. tails would be awesome though id rather females had cat ones so i know when they are angry
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 05:06 PM
Feb 2013

And guys could have dog ones as we are kinda dumb like dogs.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
25. What if the guy tries to date rape the wearer
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 12:50 PM
Feb 2013

and she gets excited from fear instead of desire and her heart races? I can see controversy over defense attorneys in court trying to introduce the dress in evidence to claim it wasn't rape because her dress said "yes".

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
27. silly person, this has nothing to do with the woman. it is ALL about man, .... again.
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 01:04 PM
Feb 2013

rape... pffft, she was asking for it.

Nine

(1,741 posts)
37. This aspect occurred to me.
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 03:46 PM
Feb 2013

Though I hadn't thought of it in such literal terms. I was thinking more about the symbolism. How long have we been saying, "No means no," regardless of what a man thinks a woman is communicating through her attire or body language or other "signals"? And now we have a dress that purports to speak for a woman regarding her sexual readiness and literally undress her before the man's eyes. Instead of the old, "Your lips say no, but your eyes say yes," we'll have, "but your dress says yes."

Of course, I think this is more of an academic critique. I don't see the dress hitting the stores anytime soon. From an artistic standpoint, I think this is an innovative use of new technology. As for the other aspects, opening up a discussion about such issues may have been part of the artist's/designer's intent.

If a version of the dress ever did hit stores, the only real use I could see for it would be to wear for a romantic evening at home with your husband or trusted partner.

kwassa

(23,340 posts)
29. on display at Kent State University in September .... huh?
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 02:18 PM
Feb 2013

Do they need the National Guard to, uh, guard them?

BigAnth

(320 posts)
30. Kent State is known for their work on liquid crystals
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 02:37 PM
Feb 2013

such as those used in calculator and digital watch displays, TVs and also, I assume, in this unusual application. The Glen H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute was founded at Kent State Universtity in 1965.

ismnotwasm

(41,980 posts)
33. What for the guys?
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 03:26 PM
Feb 2013

Oh.... Well guys need fashion too.


Stupid, and my guess unreliable and very expensive.

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