3D Bikinis and more!
Manufacturing Meets Fashion
3D Bikinis and more!
Sean J Connolly
When I first saw Continuum and their range it just screamed out 21st century, and I had to find out more. After all, any range that uses 3D printing in it must be good.
Continuum fashion is the US based fashion brand of Mary Huang and Jenna Fizel, two women who see the world in a whole different way. Jenna has a background in architecture whilst Huang has a more creative background in art, so by combining these two great talents they have created a completely new range of clothing that not only looks great but is completely state of the art.
The ranges vary from the D and Constrvt dresses to the Strvct shoes and N12 range.
Now you may be asking what is so special about this fashion range, the answer to that is simple: all the ranges are fully user created, so unlike off the peg clothing or other designer labels, with Continuum you have the ability to actually create your own clothing and create it your way. By using 3D printing, a technique normally more associated with manufacturing than fashion, means cutting edge design and fashion, right at your finger tips.
Photography: Ariel Efron Model: Bojana Draskovic
" Continuum co emerging tech w beautiful, wea
One of the most eye catching and unique items in the whole fashion line is the N12 bikini collection. Sounds like a strange name for a bikini range, but the name comes from the fabric which is made out of Nylon 12- or N12 for short. The N12 range is the world ' s first line of 3D printed bikinis, each item is printed as one piece of material, making for a flexible lightweight bikini just like any other.
The same technology is used in the Strvct line of shoes, again allowing for a single material to be used to create unique designs. Continuum combines exciting emerging tech with a sensibility for beautiful, wearable designs.
18