Fashion

Brainstorming
Ubi fashion trends include:


 * Stretchable Electronics
 * Flexible Electronics
 * BlinkGlitter
 * DigiMood Tats
 * asymmetry
 * lots of layers
 * hoods
 * unisex skirts/kilts
 * LED eyelashes
 * pockets/compartments for tech
 * visors/glasses/helmets for AR
 * total	or partial face covering
 * air filters/breathers (mostly in the sprawls)
 * solid-colored tight-fitting clothes afford better options for virtual accessorizing

Wearable Tech
It is rare to come across someone who doesn’t own at least one digital mobile device; anything less makes you a Discon – one of the Disconnected – and marks you as an outsider or an iconoclastic luddite. For most people, hand-held devices like tabs and phones have been replaced by smaller, wearable technology, often mounted in a device or piece of jewelry worn on the wrist, chest or head.

Concerns about disease and pollution (especially in those districts that can't afford large-scale climate control systems) leads many people to wear masks, visors, or filter-respirators in public. At the very least, citizens of the Squatter Towns usually have a scarf or bandanna they can wrap around their nose and mouth when they feel the need.

When these concerns meet augmented reality, such as visors, goggles or holographic displays, two main trends in street fashion begin to appear: the poor integrate their wearable tech in boldly visible ways – a sort of bauhaus style – while while the rich prefer systems that are virtual/augmented, concealed or implanted. The image this projects is that the rich are more "human" than the lower classes, and they often go to great lengths for the sake of style – like near nudity, or lack of air filtration – that poorer people tend to avoid for health reasons.

Holoprojections & Holotars
Jewelry and accessories may be constructed to project a holographic image around or near the wearer. Some holoprojections represent complete characters, surrounding the wearer's entire body with a dimly-transparent glowing form known as a “Holotar” (a holographic avatar). For some time Holotars were all the rage. Today they have mostly faded from the fash scene, having been relegated to more practical tasks such as costumes, live entertainment and advertising. Older people still wear them (and think they’re still fash).

Holographic interfaces = "Holofaces"

Skin-Based Interfaces
Apart from holographic interfaces, some people have gone the extra step and had their display devices tattooed or embedded into their skin. These devices range from simple body sensors to fully-featured processors complete with small-screen touch-sensitive displays.

Augmented tattoos can be animated, interactive and even commercial (for which the bearer may receive micropayments). AR fantasy creatures, as well as AR tributes to deceased pets or family members are very common as body art. Permanent body mods such as ink tattoos and piercings have fallen out of fashion, in preference for the changeable and upgradeable.

Textile Displays
Fluid Textile Displays allow moving images to be portrayed upon cloth surfaces; effectively rendering a graphic display or a looping movie scene on a jacket, gown or sweater. Scenes from antique movies, television programs and online broadcasts are popular ironic accessories. Celebrities and models often choose to wear garments featuring inspirational clips, nature scenes, moody abstracts and advertisements for their sponsors.