Yu Chen , Claudia Poh, Christina Mallon

C⋅air Collective is an aspiring design firm that puts humans at the core of its design process. Christina is a wardrobe designed to facilitate independent dressing, inspired by Christina Mallon, who was diagnosed with ALS seven years ago and experiences paralysis in her arms. These garments are designed to dress the person. How can we make a garment work against gravity and move onto the body? C⋅air Collective is based on a paradigm in which soft inflatable frameworks built into garments offer people assistance in getting dressed. This concept is new in fashion but has been applied in other fields: There are self-driving cars, AI, and Amazon Alexa. C⋅air Collective is a first step toward new possibilities in fashion. What if our clothes could do more for us and for our bodies?