In what was surprisingly not a promotion for the upcoming live-action Transformers movie, fashion designer Hussein Chalayan last week in Paris showed off clothes that can change form. Before the eyes of the astonished people in the audience, one outfit morphed from Victorian gown to 1920s-style dress. In another sample, the model pictured above at first looks ready for a night of clubbing in New York or L.A. — until her dress transforms to show she's really a henchwoman for Dr. Octopus. Chalayan got an assist on the technology side from the same team that worked on one of the Harry Potter movies, but that doesn't really lift the project up above other dubious experiments in techno-fashion. And hey, if it breaks down, do you take it to a dry cleaner or IT? — Peter Pachal

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