e've been promised smart clothing for years, but it's often been an anticlimax, nothing more than a bunch of LEDs showing a crude picture stitched into a dress.

However, cutting edge technology is ringing the changes - from purely biomechanical brilliance through to the wildest digital flights of fancy - so the possibility of having useful gadgets melded into our very apparel is close to reality.

We're seeing genuinely useful modern fabrics that are stronger, lighter, longer-lasting and greener than ever before, as well as new types of conductive textiles that will without doubt change what we wear and how we wear it forever.

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