From digital to wearable, these futuristic ensembles are now incorporating code at Oklahoma Contemporary’s summer exhibition. CODED_COUTURE opens June 29 and takes technology to the runway with clothing and accessories that feature code as a key element of design. The work of international designers and artist collectives in this exhibition provides a global perspective on computer-generated fashion. CuteCircuit, a duo of British designers Francesca Rosella and Ryan Genz, has created the iMiniSkirt, which displays live tweets and reacts in real time to audience input. Prototype dresses developed by Chinese designer Ying Gao are a nod to Iris van Herpen’s otherworldly designs, using advanced fabric technology to interact with its surroundings. CODED_COUTURE recognizes the integration of design, tech, and art, embracing fashion as a means of self-expression and creative innovation.
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Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center will present a twenty-second-century fashion show on August 5. FutureFashion, a live, immersive event, exhibits the work of Oklahoma artists and their take on high-tech design. > Models clad in avant-garde jewelry and clothing will display different perspectives on the future of fashion. >“It’s fun to predict things,” says Dylan Mackey, who, alongside Rose Swift, is a producer of FutureFashion. > Swift says it’s important to approach today as the future. “I want people in Oklahoma City to see what happens when fashion meets technology,” she says. “Science and technology can be fashionable and warm, [and] embracing them can lead to beauty and a better quality of life now and in the future.”
For more information about FutureFashion and CODED_COUTURE, please visit oklahomacontemporary.org.