If this is the future of fashion, it’s pretty wild: models wore 3-D printed garments on Wednesday night at the 2014 3D Printshow in New York City. The event featured an entire gallery of art crafted by 3-D printer tech, along with a catwalk showcasing designers’ 3-D printer creations. The show included everything from a skimpy bikini to enormous headdresses–all in the name of fashion and science. Check out some of the most memorable looks from the night.
Purple Knights
This group opened the fashion show with a performance featuring dancing, somersaults, and cartwheels.
Red Mask By Dorry Hsu
The masks from Hsu are inspired by her fear of bugs.
Necklace And Yellow Dummy By Dorry Hsu
Another piece from Hsu using the bug-spiration.
Tetra Kinematics 120N By Nervous System
Jessica Rosenkrantz and Jesse Louis-Rosenberg together are the design team Nervous System. They use computer simulations to generate designs.
Lotus Top By ThreeForm
A form-fitting accessory that holds onto the the neck and shoulders along while framing the clavicles.
Headdress By Lionel Dean
This piece surprised audiences when it was the first garment to glow on the catwalk Wednesday night.
Hatch Eyeglasses By Michiel Cornelissen
Nylon frames were printed around the lenses to create these specs.
Fat Colour Diamond Necklace By Jointed Jewels
These candy-colored acrylic necklaces popped on the runway.
@mpersand Hat By Heidi Lee
If only it was an actual “@” sign. Then it’d be like wearing a Twitter mention on your head all the time.
Australoplana Sanguinea By Rob Elford
Octo-tastic.
Lena By Frances Guevara
Yes, that is a 3-D printed bikini.
Mojito Shoes By Julian Hakes
Models also showed off footwear produced by 3-D printers.
Split Heels By Bryan Oknyansky
These heels were very Wizard of Oz.
Neck Piece By Hannah Soukup
This outfit could totally be a character’s costume in The Little Mermaid musical.
Gilded Horn Mask By Catherine Wales
This mask is like something out of Greek mythology.
DNA Corset And Frame By Catherine Wales
These were the only garments worn by both male and female models.
Neurotiq By Sensoree
This designer’s pieces “seek to animate and heighten the body IQ.”
In Bloom Dress By XYZ Workshop & Ultimaker
This dress was the only garment with a train that was featured in the show.
Néobaroque Dress By Pia Hinze
The designer’s work references baroque architecture with shapes, contours, and textures that are hard to construct with fabrics.
Quixotic Divinity Headdress By Joshua Harker
The headdress was the finale piece, and with good reason. Everyone’s jaws dropped and cameras were raised once the model stepped onto the runway.
Quixotic Divinity Headdress By Joshua Harker