By Zhong Mengxia

A few days ago,Coperni Spring/Summer 2023 series show at Paris Fashion Week made the whole fashion indus—try feel shocked and fresh.What’s happened? At the end of the big show,supermodel Bella Hadid appeared in nude underwear.Then,just like a performance art show,two staffmembers took airbrushes and sprayed directly on her.After a few minutes,the liquid covering the model gradually dried and turned into a piece of white matte fabric.

Wonderful technology dominates this magical transfor—mation.After some simple cutting,a sexy and stunning fashion dress is presented in front of audience. From liquid to fabric,from plane to three—dimensional,technology shortened the creation time of the dress to a few minutes,giving people a shocking design that challenges their cognition.

Amazing materials: Fabrican

The liquid sprayed from spray gun contained cotton and synthetic fibers,which were originally suspended in polymer solution.After contacting the human body,the solution evaporated,and the fabric was left on the human body.As early as 2010,Manel Torres,a Spanish designer,invented this magical fabric and named it Fabrican.This can—spraying fabric enables us to use our imagination to do some instant 3D design,which can apply in spraying pants,swimwear,hats and other accessories for ourselves.People don't have to worry about inappropriate clothes or lack of individuality.More amazing thing is that this kind of clothes can not only be cleaned,but can also re—dissolve it into raw materials when people get tired of the clothes and make new one.Considering that not everyone likes tight clothes,Torres is developing loose—fitting garment.

Remake old clothes

The ready—to—spray and ready—to—wear features make Fabrican play a big role in the fashion industry.It can be used to make some changes to old clothes,for example,adding some wrinkles,lengthening T—shirts into dresses,adding pockets,etc.By adding ingredients containing ultraviolet protection to Fabrican solution to make bikini tops and T—shirts to solve the problem of back sun protection;Or add—ing spices and perfumes to create the taste of clothes.What’s more,Fabri—can with reflective materials can increase the visibility and safety of cyclists and children when they are traveling at night.In the field of sportswear manufacturing,sprayable fabric technology contributes to the manufacture of seamless sportswear,which can spray out complex designs and colors,and improve the movement efficiency and convenience.

To make synthetic leather becomeing possible

Synthetic leather is composed of natural fibers and bio—based adhe—sives.Fabrican's unique spraying fabric technology makes it possible to manufacture synthetic leather.This kind of synthetic leather belongs to plant leather.It has a suede texture,compared with animal leather,it is a comfortable,environmentally friendly and economical substitute.The man—ufacturing process avoids the damage to the environment and reduces the use of animal skins.Besides leather manufacturing,the spraying technology enables producers to easily change the shape,size,texture,color and even smell of products according to the requirements of each customer.Fabrican can fit any shape seamlessly,solving the technical problems of customized products for consumers and reducing their economic pressure.