Vogue joined with Shapeways to 3D print the ever-popular Karlie Kloss in a kind of fashion shoot.
While this is not the first time fashion has experimented with 3D design, it is certainly a first for modeling.
The six inch versions of Kloss were created by having her stand in the middle of a 100 camera circle. With all of the shutters simultaneously opening and closing, the cameras collectively take 100 pictures of Kloss in all her modeling glory.
Those pictures are then compiled and sent off to the printer.
According to Vogue Journalist Robert Sullivan, this is a preview of what is to come for fashion in the future.
In "virtual shopping", we will each have a perfectly scanned image of our bodies that can be sent out to designers. The designer will try pieces on your scan and help you choose the what to buy. Once purchased, you can "use your 3D printer to print out that ribbed turtle neck and ankle boots".
It sounds futuristic and weird, but actual implementation really isn't that far away. According to Sullivan, Direct Dimensions has already been doing a lot of this.
Spoiler: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 scenes that show Andrew Garfield swinging Emma Stone through the streets? All scanned.
This may not be your thing because it sounds impersonal. I agree, it definitely does. However, if nothing else this is going to be a completely awesome upgrade to shopping online.
Imagine buying clothes from a website and knowing exactly how they will fit!
There are other ways of getting involved in the 3D thing too. Designer Nao Raviv just debuted a line she calls "Hard Copy". The pieces consist elements, meant, she said, to play with your eyes.
"It creates a sort of game between 2D and 3D," Raviv said.
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