Wearable technology company Petit Pli has launched a clothing collection made from mono-fibre polyester that adapts to the wearer's body shape and size.
The London-based studio, which has previously designed expandable clothes for children, launched the adultwear collection with the goal of reducing environmental damage, meeting user demand and catering to pregnant women.
The clothes are made from a mono-fibre polyester that contracts and expands to fit the wearer over time. The versatility of this patented material is meant to make it suitable for all genders, styles, shapes and sizes, including pregnant women.
Above: the design was made with pregnant women in mind. Top image: all genders, shapes and sizes can wear the collection
"Our adultwear has been engineered using placements of our patent-accepted structure in areas which see the most extreme growth in adults ? the lower trunk, which can triple in size over a matter of weeks during pregnancy," Arabella Turek, Petit Pli's COO told Dezeen. "The finish of the textile is our most comfortable to date. A mono-fibre construction allows clothing to be easier to recycle at the end of life since more energy would be required to separate a mixture of fibres."
The collection can be worn throughout different stages of life
Significantly, the clothes can be worn throughout all stages of a pregnancy thanks to the way they adapt to changes in size and shape.
"The series of garments have been created to work ...