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This paper seeks to formulate a theoretical ground from which to analyze wearables as performative. My aim is to argue that wearables are theoretically (and practically) situated somewhere between the performance art costume and that of the fashion garment.
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Lamontagne, V. (2014). Techno-Theoretical Paradigm: Performance, Fashion and Wearables. In: Marcus, A. (eds) Design, User Experience, and Usability. Theories, Methods, and Tools for Designing the User Experience. DUXU 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8517. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07668-3_16
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