Clothes That Change Color

[fonsh]

Check these out:

http://www.sciencentral.com/articles...e_id=218391833

http://www.bewild.com/cochcl.html

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8440

 

[gorgekko]

I get the feeling that the fabric on these will make non-iron shirts feel like Sea Island cotton by comparison.

 

[montecristo#4]

I had a Hugo Boss suit I bought at Barney's warehouse sale back about ten years ago. It was sort of a light grey color under most indoor light, but outside in direct sunlight it turned green, like the green color used in money. It was ridiculous.

 

[Christofuh]

Any time frame on how long before ********** falls off after exposure to all these chemical processes ?

 

[alflauren]

I had a Hypercolor shirt back in the 80s - the idea of using chemical processes to change fabric color is not a new one. I do, however, have a pair of regular trousers that "changes color" depending on the light source. Incandescent light makes them look brown, while fluorescent light makes them look olive.

 

[Thomas]

I have a jacket that I swear looks plain grey in the closet, but turns sage in the flourescent light. Not a big issue until I pair it with a lilac shirt, and then I look like a fool.

 

[montecristo#4]

Apparently the grey-turning-to-green in different light phenomenon is fairly common.

Caveat emptor!

 

[Thurston]

Originally Posted by alflauren

I had a Hypercolor shirt back in the 80s - the idea of using chemical processes to change fabric color is not a new one. I do, however, have a pair of regular trousers that "changes color" depending on the light source. Incandescent light makes them look brown, while fluorescent light makes them look olive.

I have a pair of Lauren (diffusion line) wool trousers that do this. In incandescent v flourescent v. natural light they range from med. brown to olive green. I have enough pants that by the time i get around to wearing them again it catches me off guard - again.

 

[mensimageconsultant]

The idea of color coordination by microchip sounds nice. (Colorblindness might not be common among forum members, but it is common among men in the general population.) Thanks for sharing.