Somewhat more practical is a jacket from German clothier Rosner that features a built-in MP3 music player and high-quality wireless headphones. The US$700 jacket includes a control keypad woven into the sleeve of the garment.
The wearer can use the keypad to adjust volume, click to a different tune, or even switch to answer an incoming cellphone call.
All the clothes showed off recent developments in materials research, an unsexy but vital field in which scientists strive to invent materials with extraordinary physical properties.
Anita Miller, marketing manager for the Materials Research Society, said the goals of the fashion show include enlightening the society's own members about the practical implications of their work, while lending their field of research a much-needed dose of glamour.
Hiawatha Bray can be reached at brayglobe.com
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