Clothes That Tells People How Drunk You Are?!

I have to admit when I came across this news story title I was thinking about a much more discreet concept like a t-shirt that changes colours or something.

Image by: ©Younghui Kim

The  "smart clothing" reached a new milestone with the demo of Metamorphosis, which is a prototype capable of reacting according to the quantity of alcohol drunk by the wearer.

The unveiling happened at a hackathon in Seoul, South Korea, the Metamorphosis concept  was developed by IT developers and artists in collaboration led by Younghui Kim. Currently it consists of a shirt for women and a jacket for men.

As the wearer's blood alcohol level rises, the shirt's sleeves lift and inflate accordingly. With the jacket, it's the collar that lifts gradually as the wearer continues to drink. ( I wanted to find a video on you tube so that we could see what "inflating shirt sleeves" looks like as it sounds wierd to me to be honest! alas I could not find anything)

The surprising concept stands out for being both useful and artistic at once. In addition to improving the drinker's awareness of his or her alcohol level, the clothes allow others to determine at a glance just how inebriated their conversation partner is. In this way, the wearer of Metamorphosis clothes clearly displays to others exactly how uninhibited he or she is.