10 Dany Jacobs 2007 p245
The textile industry has always been improving itself. The industrial revolution started in textiles, as I have already discussed. [Ten Cate >>] Royal Ten Cate is the leader in the field of protective fabrics used in work wear.
Multi Risk fabric look and wear like textile but act like a barrier between the person and his environment. Protective qualities can be implemented in fashion more easy because of these textile improvements. I assume fire resistant fabrics [fire fighter suit] will soon be required for children’s clothing, just like invisibly reflective clothing. [Tecatud raincoat] People want to be in control of every aspect of their lives. That’s why body monitoring is becoming more popular. Originally used in the health care and sports industries, it is now obtainable everywhere. Its implementation into clothing has already started and will continue to grow in the near future.
‘In fashion there is the movement toward RFID-chips and the interrelated data mining, chasing a dream of super-predictability and super control.’10 This is how terrorism fighters work: They constantly know where everything is.
The fashion industry can use this is a tool to measure consumer habits, but at what costs? Consider the protection of our privacy?
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