Many of us love our fashion, but we have a problem…

We consume too many clothes: 400% more than 20 years ago. Just 20% are worn regularly. @Maker_Monday

It creates problems for agriculture…

2.5% of land is used for growing cotton but uses 16% of pesticides. @Maker_Monday

Clothing workers suffer high exploitation…

Nearly 80% are women working long hours in poor conditions.

Typical pay is around €60pm – well below a living wage. @Maker_Monday

The Internet of Clothes can address the challenges via a connected wardrobe

Each item ofclothing is taggedwith a washableRFID chip

Clothing items arelogged in the database(frequency of wear,season, etc) & iscombined withweather data

Based on thefrequency, weather& occasion, clothesask to be wornby sending an alertand tweeting

The wardrobe(or bedroom door)has an RFID readerwhere clothes aretagged each timethey pass by

The RFID readerconnects to a WiFi enabled Raspberry Pi

Unworn clothesautomaticallycontact a charityto be recycled

@Maker_Monday

Garments become ‘aware’ and ask to be worn each day…

If they’re ignored, the clothes automatically donate themselves for recycling. @Maker_Monday

The Internet of Clothes will be opened source, to create a network of wardrobes...

We want to encourage lower consumption of clothes, and greater use of garments from ethical, sustainable sources.

@Maker_Monday