Mario Terzic"Visit to Renaissance: Classic Dress in Pure Silk"IN no.81972Archizoom Associati"Dressing Design: Nearest Habitat System"1971
The first "Nearest Habitat System" designs consisted in very slight bodystockings overwhich decorated overalls could be worn.Archizoom Associati"Dressing Design: Nearest Habitat System"1971Archizoom Associati"Dressing Design: Nearest Habitat System"1971Archizoom Associati"Body Art"1972Archizoom Associati"Dressing Is Easy"Example and details of the system1972Archizoom Associati"Dressing Is Easy"Example and details of the system1972
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"1972Nanni StradaEthnological collection1971
The experiments of Nanni Strada, based on studies by Max Tilke,resolved the problem of separating dressfrom fashion by rational constructive methods.Max Tilke"Folk Costumes"ZwemmerLondonNanni StradaStills from: "The Clock and the Skin"(Directed by Davide Mosconi, script by Tommaso Trini,production Bossi S.p.A. and Bloch S.p.A.1973Nanni Strada"Skin"1973Nanni Strada"Cloak"1973The "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" instructions1973Cinzia Ruggeri"Statue of Liberty" overallsca. 1980s
Cinzia Ruggeri's dress designs make use of new expressive technologies:the liquid crystals take on different tones of color accordingto 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 RuggeriGarment made with Liquid Crystals1982Cinzia RuggeriKinetic solution for dressca. 1980s Cinzia RuggeriEvening dress with insertion of LEDsca. 1980s
All images from:"The Hot House: Italian New Wave Design"Andrea BranziThe MIT Press1984