Mario Terzic
"Visit to Renaissance: Classic Dress in Pure Silk"
IN no.8
1972
Archizoom Associati
"Dressing Design: Nearest Habitat System"
1971
The first "Nearest Habitat System" designs consisted in very slight bodystockings over
which decorated overalls could be worn.
Archizoom Associati
"Dressing Design: Nearest Habitat System"
1971
Archizoom Associati
"Dressing Design: Nearest Habitat System"
1971
Archizoom Associati
"Body Art"
1972
Archizoom Associati
"Dressing Is Easy"
Example and details of the system
1972
Archizoom Associati
"Dressing Is Easy"
Example and details of the system
1972
The system could supply over 60 different models of skirts, overalls, blousons, trousers, etc.
The seams were decorative as well as functional.
Archizoom Associati
"Dressing Is Easy"
1972
Nanni Strada
Ethnological collection
1971
The experiments of Nanni Strada, based on studies by Max Tilke,
resolved the problem of separating dress
from fashion by rational constructive methods.
Max Tilke
"Folk Costumes"
Zwemmer
London
Nanni Strada
Stills from:
"The Clock and the Skin"
(Directed by Davide Mosconi, script by Tommaso Trini,
production Bossi S.p.A. and Bloch S.p.A.
1973
Nanni Strada
"Skin"
1973
Nanni Strada
"Cloak"
1973
The "Cloak" is made of layers of quilted cloth cut along straight lines,
the seams being simply placed edge to edge and overstitched.
Nanni Strada
"Cloak" instructions
1973
Cinzia Ruggeri
"Statue of Liberty" overalls
ca. 1980s
Cinzia Ruggeri's dress designs make use of new expressive technologies:
the liquid crystals take on different tones of color according
to environmental conditions and body temperature.
The kinetic effect is achieved by means of chromatic sequences
and a band of polarized light.
The "Statue of Liberty" garment includes micro-ventilators
inserted into the dress so that the sleeves
puff out.
Cinzia Ruggeri
Garment made with Liquid Crystals
1982
Cinzia Ruggeri
Kinetic solution for dress
ca. 1980s
Cinzia Ruggeri
Evening dress with insertion of LEDs
ca. 1980s
All images from:
"The Hot House: Italian New Wave Design"
Andrea Branzi
The MIT Press
1984
