kim mesches’ color-changing resin tops and dresses shift with heat-activated technology

Look through Kim Meschescolor-changing resin tops and dresses

Kim Mesches unveils his Collection 5 where a series of color-changing tops and dresses made of resin shift hues using heat-activated technology. The psychedelic colors go from blue to orange, purple to lavender, moss to jade green, and more. These clothes use thermochromic or color-changing dyes, pigments, and materials, mixing them with hardened resin to create the tops and dresses, that help them change hues when they come in contact with heat. On sunny days then, Kim Mesches’ color-changing resin tops and dresses don’t remain the same, allowing the wearer to visually swap outfits quickly anytime (so long as there’s heat and a cool breeze surrounding them).

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thermochromic or color-changing dyes, pigments and materials

Kim Mesches’ use of heat-activated technology is what the designer calls a sense of curiosity and experimentation. He’s in favor of flux, thus the unveiling of his color-changing resin tops and dresses in Collection 5. In a way, his pieces double as sculptural artworks through the hardened resin. They can stand on their own without the wearer, exposing their dream-like colors and surrealist shapes. Placing them in the sun and back in a sheltered space means viewers can see these pieces evolve and change, then return to their original state again, ethos that marks Kim Mesches’ concept for his collection of reborn fluid and synthesis through chemical reactions.

Kim Mesches unveils his Collection 5 including his color-changing resin tops and dresses

The rise of heat-activated technology

Heat-activated technology might not be a foreigner in the fashion industry, given a lineage of previous outfits with the same approach. There’s even a color-shifting jacket that glows in orange by day and yellow-green at night, and a robot arm can even tailor a dress with the heat-activated yarns based on the fit of the wearer. Thermal-reactive jackets for winter and puffers for summer are in fashion too. The constant rise of heat-activated technology, with Kim Mesches’ color-changing resin tops and dresses as a new entry, enables playful and smart fashion, potentially reducing overconsumption of clothes with the instant shift of style and color almost anytime and anywhere.

the psychedelic colors go from blue to orange, purple to lavender, moss to jade green, and more

these clothes use thermochromic or color-changing dyes, pigments and materials

detailed view of Kim Mesches’ color-changing resin tops and dresses

deatiled view of the resin tops and dress with heat-activated technology