Explore consumer needs and design purposes of smart clothing from designers’ perspectives

‘Smart – not only intelligent!’Co-creating priorities and design direction for ‘smart’ footwear to support independent ageing.

“…As a result, the footwear will provide assistive information to the wearers to support their independence. In line with research by Perry and colleagues, we argue that an approach driven by user needs is required to improve smart product development and future acceptance and commercialisation (Perry, Malinin, Sanders, Li, & Leigh, 2017). The research sought to explore the perspectives of older adults and understand their underlying needs and preferences in terms of style, colour, material, and cost.…”

Let’s Talk about TEX—Understanding Consumer Preferences for Smart Interactive Textile Products Using a Conjoint Analysis Approach

“…Due to the novelty of smart interactive textiles, the research landscape on the acceptance of smart interactive textiles still has many blind spots. Perry [ 24 ] studied the consumer’s needs and purposes for smart clothing. In general, the study revealed a high consumer interest in smart clothing, but the study also revealed conflicting design goals: For designers, it is most important that smart clothes are affordable, fashionable, and enjoyable, whereas they believe consumers to consider function, no technical problems, and affordability as the most important criteria.…”

An Expanded Model to Investigate Smart Clothing's Purchase

“…However, different from the proposed positive relationship, perceived comfort (β = -.10) negatively influenced purchase intention. The reason might be because smart clothing, which is embedded with electronics, was perceived as not comfortable (Perry, Malinin, Sanders, Li, & Leigh, 2017).…”