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DON'T RAPE ME, I'M A VENDING MACHINE! and BABY SMELL MY ARSE aren't Calvin Harris's future basement-bin hits of 2020. Rather a shed-load of some of the maddest, saddest and strangest vestige inteventions of the 21st C that we could knit our beady little claws into. Half daft glamour and fierce fashion seem a pre-requisite of SUPERSWEET these days, so here's our proof we're still the best dressed. Here's what we found...

Condom Clothing

Is this the 'latex' in clothing innovation? More commonly used in safe sex, there 'aint nothing safe about this fashion choice. Condom fashion is sweeping the Chinese nation; this bizarre choice of material has prompted a wave of condom designs from everyday t-shirts to floor-length ball gowns. In an attempt to promote the use of condoms, their newest role in fashion is a bid to raise awareness for the HIV/AIDS crisis and last year Beijing played host to the first Condom Fashion Show in celebration of the 18th World Population Day.

LED

Harder, better, faster, lighter? Daft Punk set not only the stage alight with their French electronica music but also the costumes used on their Alive tour back in 2007. The global tour stunned with audiovisual performances supported by the several hundred feet worth of red EL wire piping each leather jacket worn on stage. With 'Daft Punk' emblazoned on the back of each one, the set guaranteed an awe inspiring performance. Never one to miss a trick, Kanye West also used the technique in a performance of his Grammy-winning Stronger.

Origami

Known for both it's cutting-edge designs and traditional Origami, designers in Japan have taken to fusing the two together to create stunning white paper pieces reflecting the intricacy and delicacy of the age old art form. Just don’t sit down.

Vending Machines

Ever wanted to the ground to swallow you whole and disappear out of sight? Well, thanks to the ever-cunning Japanese, it’s now possible to blend into your surroundings with possibly one of their strangest creations to date; the vending machine skirt.

Fart Pants

Whether you’re sick of the smell of other people’s shit or suffer from flatulence, you can now let rip whenever, thanks to a company in the US who’s ‘Gas Eater’ pants are designed to save the embarrassment of the sufferer and eliminate terrible odours. With a slogan like 'relieve the pain without the shame', what's not to love about this latest technological advancement in underwear? Bombs away.

Emotions

Emo's get techno. Developed by Philips Design, a wearer can profess their emotions through clothing with the latest in 'emotional sensing'. These garments can read and project the wearer’s emotions and is part of the SKIN research project into future communication. So if you find it hard with words, sweat our your colours like its 1999 and the decade of the “Heat T” all over again…

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Words: Holly Woodcock