Meanwhile, a design collective from France developed a garment that uses augmented-reality technology and evolves with its wearer in real time.

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It features Bluetooth wireless technology sewn into the garment, and an MP3 music player, which can be operated by a cloth button control on the left sleeve.

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The technology centers now dominate industrial districts in New Delhi and Mumbai that were crowded 10 years ago with ramshackle garment factories.

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