Saturday, July 20, 2013

Muse Post: Futurology

This blog isn't called 'Fashion in Time and Space' for nothing. So it's not very surprising I'm inspired by:
 Space Travel 

Pioneer 10 - NASA



Astronaut and mom, Karen Nyberg, is currently floating in the International Space Station; in May, Chris Hadfield shot his own version of David Bowie's Space Oddity while orbiting the earth; and Voyager 1, a probe launched by NASA in the '70s, is somewhere soaring through interstellar space, having exited the solar system sometime last year. These developments show just how fast  technology is progressing.
Voyager 1 - NASA

Relatedly, I'm fascinated by constellations of sequins, spangled fabric, rudimentary drawings of outerspace, and galaxy prints too.

Jason Wu 
 
                                                                               Pinterest

                                                                                 Reem Acra

                                                                                 Betsey Johnson




                                                                                         ModCloth

Space fits neatly into the category of futurology or future studies, which preoccupies me in general. It's fun to think about other things in this category too, like the Singularity, a theory that predicts the future of humanity living eternal lives supported by machines.

I've also been reading a lot about robots, Turing tests, and new developments in biotechnology. I wonder if we'll have silver hearts in 40 years. Will superhuman soldiers save us from danger? Has Google already passed the Turing test? But most importantly, how will fashion will be re-imagined in the years to come? If it's anything other than clunky accessories and primary colors,I want nothing to do with it, to be honest.
Brandon Arkell's 'Electric Woman'

George has fashioned me a metal finger tip, I am quite the town freak which satisfies!
Especially if our ears aren't cuffed with silver at all times:

Cream - Alexander Kusak
Janelle Monae
So what's inspiring you?

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