Dress Codes, E-broidery & Assignment 2

In the article Dress Codes, I found much of the research interesting. The certain way of dress that associates to self-restraint is surprisingly true. Where wearing a tie "pulls everything together" and a certain dress code helps employees exercise a certain restraint becomes familiar to me when thinking about previous jobs in the corporate workplace. I liked the idea of props that people use to enhance their self image and the associated behaviors that come with them. In this article the statement that mostly summarizes it is: "The most obvious means by which individuals show their acceptance of a social role and their awareness of the demands of the social situation is through their appearance."

The e-broidery publication was particularly important in my thought process of the design of assignment 2. Learning of the methods they used in exploring different types of conductive material was helpful in the creation of my hat (as was self trial and error). I like the musical jacket and how precise the stitching was held together in the keypad. The main concept I'd like to grasp from this article was the way in which each project they created had to be able to withstand numerous washes, and all in all become a regular piece of clothing in the individuals everyday wardrobe.

Here are a few pictures from my creation of the fan hat, which is a hat that is able to cool down a hot head while at the same time cool off those around you.