Post by Jacqueline Virginia on May 12, 2015 8:58:53 GMT
Silicon Valley Fashion Week is real, and it stars drones and robots instead of models
In Silicon Valley, fashion may mean a hoodie or a startup-branded t-shirt, but that doesn't exclude the tech epicenter from getting its own fashion week.
Betabrand's Silicon Valley Fashion Week? — question mark and all — kicks off May 12 with a three day show complete with drones and robots literally carrying clothes down the runway.
Each night is split into different tech categories: electric motion, wearable tech, and crowdfunding. Fashion companies like Oscar De La Renta, however, won't be on the runway. Instead, companies companies like 3M, Misfit Wearables, and Pebble have joined with local designers who are allowing their creations to be modeled by drones and robots.
And in true tech fashion, the show will include talks from the designers themselves because San Franciscans can't just look at something beautiful without knowing how to make it themselves.
In Silicon Valley, fashion may mean a hoodie or a startup-branded t-shirt, but that doesn't exclude the tech epicenter from getting its own fashion week.
Betabrand's Silicon Valley Fashion Week? — question mark and all — kicks off May 12 with a three day show complete with drones and robots literally carrying clothes down the runway.
Each night is split into different tech categories: electric motion, wearable tech, and crowdfunding. Fashion companies like Oscar De La Renta, however, won't be on the runway. Instead, companies companies like 3M, Misfit Wearables, and Pebble have joined with local designers who are allowing their creations to be modeled by drones and robots.
And in true tech fashion, the show will include talks from the designers themselves because San Franciscans can't just look at something beautiful without knowing how to make it themselves.
