ANREALAGE Debuts E Ink Color-Changing Dresses at Paris Fashion Week
During Paris Fashion Week, the Spring/Summer 2027 collection named SKIN by ANREALAGE featured six dresses that shifted from gray to vibrant hues. Designer Kunihiko Morinaga partnered with E Ink, utilizing Prism 3 electronic-paper technology, which incorporates 1,000 to 2,000 E Ink components in each garment. This unique material mimics the reflective quality of paper and consumes energy only when images are altered. Inspired by the phoenix, Morinaga's vision presents clothing as a renewable outer layer. The transformation of the dresses occurred live alongside a performance of Igor Stravinsky's The Firebird. Naoki Sumita from E Ink Japan commended ANREALAGE for its innovative fusion of craftsmanship and technology.
Key facts
- ANREALAGE showed six E Ink dresses at Paris Fashion Week as part of its Spring/Summer 2027 collection, SKIN.
- Japanese designer Kunihiko Morinaga created the collection in partnership with E Ink.
- Each dress contains between 1,000 and 2,000 individual E Ink Prism 3 pieces arranged like scales.
- E Ink reflects ambient light like paper and only requires power when its image or color changes.
- The collection was inspired by the phoenix and its cycle of death and rebirth.
- During the runway show, the dresses faded to gray and returned in vivid colors alongside a live performance of Igor Stravinsky's The Firebird.
- Naoki Sumita, president of E Ink Japan, said the collaboration shows how static surfaces can become dynamic, expressive experiences.
- Morinaga has previously created UV-reactive clothing, transparent-to-opaque garments, LED dresses, and digital camouflage pieces.
Entities
Artists
- Kunihiko Morinaga
- Igor Stravinsky
- Naoki Sumita
- Shige Kaneko
- Osamu Tezuka
Institutions
- ANREALAGE
- E Ink
- E Ink Japan
- Adobe
- Paris Fashion Week
- Anrealage
- Maison de la Radio et de la Musique
- SEKISAI
- Kyocera
- Toray
- designboom
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Japan