A design from a company called CuteCircuit, calle the M-dress, is a black dress that has a mobile phone built into it. The wearer answers the dress by lifting their arm to their head and disconnects once they lower their hand.
Designer Francesca Rosella says she designed the dress along with fellow CuteCircuit co-founder, Ryan Genz, because she was sick of rummaging through her purse searching for her phone and not reaching it before it rang out. Obviously the M-dress isn’t going to be suitable attire for all occasions, but Rosella says it’s intended for special evenings when you don’t want to be weighed down by your usual accoutrements.
A SIM-card is placed in a slot underneath the dress’ label, while the phone’s antenna is located in the hem. The M-dress doesn’t actually have a keypad and can only be programmed to call one number, which is done by striking a particular pose. There’s also no display so you won’t be able to screen your calls. Rosella points out that simply scratching your head won’t trigger the phone unless someone is calling at the same moment.
And the M-dress is no crazy concept or pipedream. CuteCircuit plans to sell it through Selfridges department store in London by next year
