Composed of Athena Hu and Molly Li, eight years old, the Friendship Dress has been inspired by the friendship the two designers have shared for five years now. Their piece incorporates LED lighting and fabric artwork on a dress format. Describing the design process as a challenge in the project, an earlier comment by Athena sheds light on their final piece: “Molly and I [have been] friends since we were three years old. We love to play princess games. One day, under the starry night, we played [our] favorite princess game again. Something felt special. That is ‘friendship’.”
bit lighting, refashioned fiber optic toys, stick on jewels, white dresses, feathers
fiber optic makeup, bit lighting, pillow dress
These two girls created everything with the help of their parents. A funny bit is that the girls and the parents were ALL not focused on engineering or anything technical. They wanted to Use technology for their project, but weren’t interested in learning all the details. This is FANTASTIC!
“Making”, EdTech, Design Thinking - all of these things seem to be focused on STEM careers but I feel they are actually not. Using technology doesn’t mean that you love engineering. Keep that in mind while building your own fashion tech projects!
