Research on the Practice of Design Thinking in Fashion Design Empowered by Wearable Technology
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Wearable technology; fashion design; design thinking; smart clothing; interactive garments; user-centered design.Abstract
How wearable technology is changing the application of design thinking in fashion design: an exploratory study. Rather than viewing wearable technology as an addition to clothing, this paper believes that it is changing the very logic of fashion design by putting forward new requirements for interaction, data responsiveness, material integration and cross-disciplinary cooperation. Based on research in design thinking, wearable technology, smart clothing and fashion innovation, this essay explores how human-centred inquiry, prototyping, systems thinking and iterative testing are applied to interactive products for clothing. It further presents eight practical paths for wearable technology to promote fashion design, including building user-centric scenarios and material-technology co-design, as well as cross-disciplinary cooperation and post-use reflection. This paper proposes that the applications of wearable technology in fashion design aim to offer new designs and different visual styles, as well as to provide functions, embodied interactions, and extended-life user experiences.
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