An outstanding designer is someone who is able to see and know what the future is about. And so is wearable art - a look into what will happen the next years.

It's just different to Wired and the "tech future scene". Wearable art is about our social life. Even in times of Web 2.o and "social" networks - real life is still much bigger then the "use of interactive media". Yes, I avoid the term virtual life because this "world" still is no world.

Look at the real world - most of mankind even in US or Europe or Asia is offline. And even the Digital Natives (term from Ossi Urchs) are offline most of their times. What I want to say is that if it comes to questions about social trends look at the designer (and artists too).

During the ninth annual Wearable Art Fashion Show one describes the postmodern era:
"We're pieced together by all these different influences within our lifetimes, and we pick and choose what we use for the creation of our own sense of self," said Bauserman, who teaches art to preschoolers in the day and is a wearable art instructor at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond.

What brought me to describe my term "Social Interface". The following quote gives me a starting point:

"It brings another dimension to an art medium that incorporates the human body in a physical level and an emotional level," Blow said.

Long start short end:
Social interface means the third level: communication. We are not only physical and emotional but also social beings. We live in a world of symbols with a lot of meanings. It's not only about language. Communication is so much more.

Whenever you start your day and think about what to wear: think yourself - what are the reason to choose this shirt and not another one?

In a communication age my guess is that the third level will become more important then the other two. And my other guess is that the social interface is the concept that drives Techwear and Wearable Computing.

Enjoy the pictures of the wearable art show here.

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