Maybe this is just a problem with our materialistic world but I know I own several pairs of pants, t-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, shorts, etc. etc. etc. Of course it is nice to have the fashion and the option to layer clothing to create an effect but all that shelf space! All that time that goes into wearing clothing….excessive to some point?
This idea came to me as I was surfing the blog world and came across an article about how zippers may be the next “IN’ thing. Yup, that’s right, zippers. Apparently zippers (when ordered in bulk for manufacturing) come in massive rolls of up to 200meters. Some fashion companies then thought, what can we do with something we have so much of? Several higher-end retailers in England have also toyed with this idea on purses (making for interesting color schemes and expandable purses) but even today in many retail shops you can find shoes that are covered in multiple useless zippers. Useless, that is, simply because the shoe does not loosen at all when they are unzipped, the zipper is simply there for fashion purposes. Other ideas may be a bit extreme, I admit.
Anyway, seeing these items the thought came to my mind that there ought to be mini zipper-like objects on many of the clothes we wear. I know that there are pants that you can unzip to become shorts, but this is different. It would work in a way like a tailor would. It seems a little sci-fi but imagine going into a store and seeing only one of everything. One pair of pants of a certain design alongside another pair of pants of a different design. There are no size gradations at all, simply the style of pants.
Now imagine trying those pants on and viola! They fit. No matter what, they fit. You decide you don’t like the color though and walk out of the store. Now imagine that the next person who likes that exact same pair of pants walks into the store and tries on that very same pair of pants except that this person is several inches taller and a bit wider than you are. You might expect them to be out of luck. There is no way that they could fit into that same pair that you just had on…or is there?
Amazingly, the pants fit them just fine in length and width. They instantly adjust (and no, we’re not talking elastic here!) They are jeans or whatever but they fit on this person just as well as they fit on you! I don’t know what kind of technology needs to be invented before this is possible but that would sure be cool. As long as the style is right, you know they have your size, every time.
Pros: Minimize shopping time, never have to worry about tailoring again, stores would not have to stock as much, businesses would not lose money to customers that could not find the right size, you can actually buy clothing for your loved one/friend without having to worry about if it fits or not.
Cons: Sucks to be a tailor.
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