Fashion Hack Show Recap

A few weeks ago I met a group of very tech savvy people. Among them was Leslie Birch, an entrepreneur in the wearable tech field. It's really inspiring to me, to see women move into the world of technology. For years, technology, engineering and hackathons have been dominated by men and many companies have been touting for women to join and not actually letting them get on board with the program. Leslie Birch is a self proclaimed feminist, she's breaking down the walls and barriers to show the world that anyone can do it! I was recently invited to a fashion show in Philadelphia, in which wearable tech pieces were the focus and I even got a chance to model a piece! 

I've mentioned Leslie Birch here on Burgundy Whispers before, it was really great to get up close and personal with Leslie's pieces. The pieces that she featured at this particular show were the Blade Runner inspired umbrella, the Katniss Everdeen inspired fire dress, and the Northern Lights/ Aurora Borealis inspired cowl. Everything was so colorful and light inspired, it was quite beautiful to see in person. Wearable tech is something pretty new in the fashion world but it's taking over by storm. Think of all the activity trackers that are meant to be worn with all of your fashionable choices, Nike fuel bands, Tory Burch for Fitbit, and Nine West for Fitbit. I would definitely use Leslie's umbrella in real life! 

Photos by Human + Nature

It's also really refreshing to see kids get in on the action! The younger that kids learn how to gain life skills the better for their future and everyone else's for that matter. The world definitely needs more technically savvy people. Leslie Birch is definitely a pioneer for women in the field and hopefully she inspires more to take action. Going to this unconventional fashion show helped me learn how takes on fashion and marketing can really be affective. I'm looking forward to seeing more arise from the wearable tech field and hopefully see them become more mainstream! Dear readers, what are your thoughts on any part of this topic?