FashionWare: High Tech Meets High Fashion on the Catwalk at AWE 2014

Hosted by Living in Digital Times at Augmented World Expo 2014: FashionWare Runway Show Features the Latest in Design, Smart Fabrics, Technologies and Accessories Glasses, wristware, environmentally responsive clothing and new fabrics will be showcased as Living in Digital Times presents its well-known FashionWare runway show for the first time at Augmented World Expo 2014. The live show and cocktail party will take place on May 28th at 5:30p.m. PT at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California. Earlier in the afternoon, as part of the conference sessions, there will be an expert panel: High Tech Meets High Fashion, discussing trends in the wearable tech category at 1:30p.m. PT in the Main Theater. “The building blocks for a smart fashion revolution are coming together as we speak,” said Robin Raskin, founder of Living in Digital Times. “Sensors, low energy Bluetooth and mobile devices, as well as new high tech fabrics will recreate what it means to combine style and function. The designers we’re showcasing during FashionWare at Augmented World Expo are world-class fashion pioneers.” “At Augmented World Expo, our conference looks at the human body as a platform for augmenting reality and making the world more interactive. Great design and wearability will determine success,” said Ori Inbar, Co-Founder and CEO of AugmentedReality.ORG. “We’re thrilled that we’ve gone beyond the ‘let’s make it work’ phase to the point where we’re saying ‘let’s make it beautiful.’” Sweaters that change color with your mood, clothing brought to life by its environmental factors like noise, or a bracelet that monitors your sun exposure are just a few examples of the pieces that will be taking the runway. A partial list of designers and technologies featured, will include: Artists Kristin Neidlinger, founder of SENSOREE, is an experience designer who creates bio-responsive fashions to enhance awareness Amy Winters, also known as Rainbow Winters, is a new media artist and fashion designer whose work uses environmental stimuli like music or water to transform her outfits. Valérie Lamontagne, owner & designer at 3lectromode, is a wearable electronics creator who combines dance and theatre in her environmental pieces. Angela Dale, has been designing and fabricating costumes and props for over 25 years, having created a wide variety of the weird and wonderful. Wearables Drumpants, a wearable and fully customizable on-the-go musical instrument. JUNE UV Bracelet, from Neatmo, is a bracelet that measures sun intensity in real time and monitors your total daily sun exposure. Narrative Clip is a tiny, automatic camera and app that gives you a searchable and shareable photographic memory. From concept design to final product at retail, all aspects of the next generation of wearable tech will be the topic during the High Tech Meets High Fashion Expert Panel, moderated by Robin Raskin. The panel will feature innovators in the wearable tech space, including: Robin Raskin, founder of Living in Digital Times, a team of technophiles who bring together top experts and the latest innovations that intersect lifestyle and technology. Syuzi Pakhchyan, an experienced designer whose work investigates the intersection between code, cloth and culture. Adam Adelman, co-founder and president at Mighty Cast, Inc., the company behind the Nex Band and its patent-pending base and token technology. Ashley Beattie, co-founder of Kiwi Wearable Technologies, creators of open and user-friendly wearable devices. Franco Lodato, award winning industrial designer and former chief innovator for product exploration and product design for DuPont, Gillette, Motorola, Herman Miller, Pininfarina and SC-Johnson, among others. FashionWare and Augmented World Expo events are open to members of the media free of charge. Register online today at http://augmentedworldexpo.com/register-as-press/ For more information, please visit http://augmentedworldexpo.com/Fashionshow/ Owned and produced by AugmentedReality.org, the 2014 Augmented World Expo will take place May 27-29, 2014 in Santa Clara, California. About Living in Digital Times Living in Digital Times produces conferences and exhibits throughout the year that bring together the most knowledgeable leaders and the latest innovations that intersect technology and lifestyle.  Among their many goals is to help companies understand what it means to be a consumer in today’s digital world and stay a step ahead in identifying key trends in their given marketplace.  Living in Digital Times produces the following summits, exhibitions and events annually at International CES: Digital Health Summit, Silvers Summit, FitnessTech Summit, TransformingEDU, Kids@Play Summit, MommyTech Summit, Mobile Apps Showdown, Last Gadget Standing, FashionWare Show and the KAPi Awards.  For more information, visit www.LivinginDigitalTimes.com. Join Living in Digital Times for additional upcoming summer events including: Digital Health Summer Summit in San Francisco, FashionWare at CE Week in NYC, and Mommy Blogger Bash in NYC. For more information, contact lindan@dcdmc.com About AugmentedReality.org AugmentedReality.org is a 501 (c) non-profit organization with institutional supporters and individual members from across the world. It unites hundreds of companies, and thousands of entrepreneurs, engineers and designers – committed to advancing Augmented Reality – an emerging technology that makes the physical world more interactive. AR.ORG also owns and produces Augmented World Expo (AWE) – the world’s largest international event for augmented reality, wearable computing, gesture devices, and the Internet of Things. All profits from AWE are reinvested into AR.ORG’s industry services....