This dress is made from 17 individually printed pieces with 3,000 joints. It also gas 12,000 black Swarovski crystals. It was created by designer Michael Schmidt and architect Francis Bitonti in collaboration with Shapeways.
The outfit is given its fluidity in motion through its hinged printed mesh design.
Schmidt explains the unique construction of the dress: "The fluidity of the joints is all 3D-printed, layer upon layer of fine powdered nylon within the preheated chamber, based on information by the CAD file. The laser ‘sinters’ the nylon into form, a process known as select laser sintering, or SLS. It’s an articulated fabric built into the 3D print itself. It’s something that’s never been done. What Francis and Shapeways have achieved here is truly remarkable."
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