Identifying Critical Points of Departure for the Design of Self-Fashioning Technologies
(2025) 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2025 In Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings- Abstract
Designing technologies that clothe, adorn, or are otherwise placed on the body raises questions concerning the role they will play in dressing ourselves. We situate self-fashioning - or the process through which we stylise and present our bodies - as a complex practice where a series of social, material, and contextual factors shape how we present ourselves. Informed by reflective discussions and projective design tools, we contribute three critical points of departure for self-fashioning technologies: (i) Purposeful examining discomfort as an ongoing phenomenon, (ii) Supporting mimesis and visibility as qualities to be negotiated, and (iii) Envisioning the multiplicity of the body. We call for the design community to help devise... (More)
Designing technologies that clothe, adorn, or are otherwise placed on the body raises questions concerning the role they will play in dressing ourselves. We situate self-fashioning - or the process through which we stylise and present our bodies - as a complex practice where a series of social, material, and contextual factors shape how we present ourselves. Informed by reflective discussions and projective design tools, we contribute three critical points of departure for self-fashioning technologies: (i) Purposeful examining discomfort as an ongoing phenomenon, (ii) Supporting mimesis and visibility as qualities to be negotiated, and (iii) Envisioning the multiplicity of the body. We call for the design community to help devise fashionable technologies that are sensitive, caring, and responsive to the complexities of fashioning our bodies.
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- author
- Blanco Cardozo, Rebeca ; Garrett, Rachael ; Samuelsson-Gamboa, Mafalda ; Haresamudram, Kashyap LU ; Lisy, Dominika ; Rogg, Maria and Núñez-Pacheco, Claudia
- organization
- publishing date
- 2025-04-26
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- body-centric design, fashion, fashionable technology, self-fashioning, soma design, wearables
- host publication
- CHI 2025 - Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
- series title
- Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
- article number
- 119
- publisher
- Association for Computing Machinery
- conference name
- 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2025
- conference location
- Yokohama, Japan
- conference dates
- 2025-04-26 - 2025-05-01
- external identifiers
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- scopus:105005741238
- ISBN
- 9798400713941
- DOI
- 10.1145/3706598.3714175
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- Publisher Copyright: © 2025 Copyright held by the owner/author(s).
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- d8c3c72b-f41b-46dd-aef7-06165015ca9c
- date added to LUP
- 2025-08-06 14:48:44
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- 2025-08-06 14:49:19
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abstract = {{<p>Designing technologies that clothe, adorn, or are otherwise placed on the body raises questions concerning the role they will play in dressing ourselves. We situate self-fashioning - or the process through which we stylise and present our bodies - as a complex practice where a series of social, material, and contextual factors shape how we present ourselves. Informed by reflective discussions and projective design tools, we contribute three critical points of departure for self-fashioning technologies: (i) Purposeful examining discomfort as an ongoing phenomenon, (ii) Supporting mimesis and visibility as qualities to be negotiated, and (iii) Envisioning the multiplicity of the body. We call for the design community to help devise fashionable technologies that are sensitive, caring, and responsive to the complexities of fashioning our bodies.</p>}},
author = {{Blanco Cardozo, Rebeca and Garrett, Rachael and Samuelsson-Gamboa, Mafalda and Haresamudram, Kashyap and Lisy, Dominika and Rogg, Maria and Núñez-Pacheco, Claudia}},
booktitle = {{CHI 2025 - Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems}},
isbn = {{9798400713941}},
keywords = {{body-centric design; fashion; fashionable technology; self-fashioning; soma design; wearables}},
language = {{eng}},
month = {{04}},
publisher = {{Association for Computing Machinery}},
series = {{Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings}},
title = {{Identifying Critical Points of Departure for the Design of Self-Fashioning Technologies}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3706598.3714175}},
doi = {{10.1145/3706598.3714175}},
year = {{2025}},
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