"Cognitive Dress," Designed by IBM and Marchesa, 2016
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IBM Watson and fashion designers Marchesa collaborated to create the world's first cognitive dress. Watson is a form of cognitive technology--capable of analyzing huge amounts of data in seconds to reveal patterns of information. Lights on the dress also respond to the emotional content of social media, allowing audiences to transform how it looks, using familiar digital tools.
IBM Watson and fashion designers Marchesa collaborated to create the world's first cognitive dress. Watson is a form of cognitive technology--capable of analyzing huge amounts of data in seconds to reveal patterns of information. Lights on the dress also respond to the emotional content of social media, allowing audiences to transform how it looks, using familiar digital tools.
Artifact
Evening dress (Garment)
Date Made
2016
Creators
International Business Machines Corporation
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
The creation of the Cognitive Dress was a collaboration between IBM and the fashion house Marchesa.
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Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2017.27.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of IBM.
Material
Glass (Material)
Metal
Plastic
Synthetic fiber
Wire
Technique
Hand sewing
Machine sewing (Technique)
Color
Colors (Hues or tints)
Gray (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 59 in (Shoulder to floor)
Width: 21.5 in (Hips)
Length: 70 in (With train)
Circumference: 25 in (Waist, around)
Circumference: 43 in (Hips, around)
Length: 16 in (Shoulder to waist)
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