Today, technology plays a sizable role in society, and technological influences are correspondingly increasing within the realm of fashion. Wearable technology has become incorporated; for example, clothing constructed with solar panels that charge devices and smart fabrics that enhance wearer comfort by changing color or texture based on environmental changes. 3D printing technology has influenced designers such as Iris van Herpen and Kimberly Ovitz. As the technology evolves, 3D printers will become more accessible to designers and eventually, consumers — these could potentially reshape design and production in the fashion industry entirely.
The National Film Archive of India (NFAI—part of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India), which aims to safeguard the heritage of Indian cinema, preserved Fashion with others directed by Bhandarkar, including Chandni Bar and Page 3 . In 2013, The Times of India included the film on its list of “Top 10 path breaking women oriented films of Bollywood”. For International Women’s Day 2013, Zee News included the film on its list of best women-centric films. Fashion is noted for being a commercial success despite being a women-centric film without a male lead. The film was originally scheduled for release on 14 November 2008, but that would’ve caused a box office with Chopra’s Dostana and Fashion was released 29 October on 700 screens worldwide. The film was released in a two-disc, NTSC DVD package on 22 December 2008 in all regions.
Though the term fashion connotes difference, as in “the new fashions of …
