ABSTRACT

AS TECHNOLOGY EVOLVES SWIFTLY AND CONSUMERS CALL FOR MORE CUSTOMIZATION, THE STUDY OF INTERACTIVE FASHION DESIGN IS INCREASINGLY EMERGING AS A KEY TOPIC WITHIN THE FASHION INDUSTRY. THE GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO INVESTIGATE MERGING INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY WITH APPAREL DESIGN, REALIZING FUNCTIONAL ENLARGEMENTS AND ENRICHING THE USER EXPERIENCE BY EMPLOYING INTERACTIVE DESIGN. INITIALLY, THIS DOCUMENT EXAMINES KEY THEORIES AND ONGOING STUDIES IN INTERACTION DESIGN, INTELLIGENT TEXTILES, AND WEARABLE TECH, PINPOINTING THE CURRENT RESEARCH VOIDS AND DIFFICULTIES. THIS SECTION THEN PRESENTS A RANGE OF METHODOLOGIES USED IN THE STUDY, ENCOMPASSING LITERATURE REVIEW, CASE ANALYSIS, AND INTERVIEWS WITH EXPERTS, TO THOROUGHLY ANALYZE AND ASSESS ALL FACETS OF INTERACTIVE APPAREL DESIGN.  THIS DOCUMENT SUGGESTS A METHODICAL DESIGN OF INTERACTIVE CLOTHING, OUTLINING THE ENTIRE PROCESS FROM INITIAL DESIGN TO THE CREATION OF PROTOTYPES. THE PRACTICALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF THE DESIGN METHODOLOGY ARE PROVEN BY CREATING PROTOTYPES AND CONDUCTING TRIALS. FINDINGS FROM THE EXPERIMENTS INDICATE THAT INTERACTIVE ATTIRE OFFERS SUBSTANTIAL BENEFITS IN TERMS OF FUNCTIONALITY, COMFORT, AND USER EXPERIENCE.  THE RESEARCH OFFERS BOTH THEORETICAL BACKING AND PRAGMATIC ADVICE FOR DESIGNING INTERACTIVE ATTIRE, WHILE ALSO HIGHLIGHTING PATHS FOR UPCOMING ADVANCEMENTS IN FASHION TECHNOLOGY. IN CONCLUSION, THE DOCUMENT EXAMINES THE SHORTCOMINGS OF THE EXISTING RESEARCH AND POTENTIAL RESEARCH PATHS, AIMING TO OFFER VALUABLE GUIDANCE FOR ADVANCING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLOTHING STYLING AND WEARABLE TECH