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Forum Name: The Legacy of Korra
Topic ID: 78
Message ID: 12
#12, RE: AINA: Extremely Belated Review
Posted by Mercutio on Aug-14-14 at 03:10 AM
In response to message #11

>Given the mention early in SoS of an auto-tailor that produced Utena's
>uniform at WPI, I suspect most people's clothes in cities like New
>Avalon are tailored.
>
>For example, you might go through the racks to pick out something you
>like the look on, but it's not "do they have this in my size" it's
>going into a booth that takes your measure and the design of the item
>that you want and they run up a version cut specifically to fit you
>perfectly.
>
>So it is perfectly ordinary T-shirt and jeans... but by the standards
>of the 23rd/24th century which are much better than our 'off the rack'
>would be.

Oh yeah, I'd forgotten about that! Good point.

Interestingly, this is technology that might actually be implemented on a widescale basis within the next couple decades. Big-box retailers are looking into it as a way to remain relevant in the marketplace.

I'm looking forward to it immensely. I am oddly shaped. Not so much to look at, but my arms and legs are of a sufficiently non-standard proportion to each other that most things I find on the rack don't quite fit entirely right.

-Merc
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