- Eri Matsui
is a Japanese fashion designer known for mathematically-inspired designs. Her 2000 collection featured many designs created using the
Mathematica software program. In the spring of 2006 she made news by designing a wedding dress intended to look good inzero-g and sponsored a design competition for clothing to be worn under such conditions, the "Hyper Space Couture Design Contest."References
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/space/article/0,,1766331,00.html Design for the First Astrobride] "The Guardian", May 3, 2006.
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/16/science/16find.html On the Runway: Spacewear Meant to Dazzle, Even in Zero Gravity] byDennis Overbye . "The New York Times" May 16, 2006.External links
* [http://www.erimatsui.com Eri Matsui official website]
* [http://www.wolfram.com/products/mathematica/usersanduses/fashionshow.html "Mathematica" in High Fashion]
* [http://www.artfuture.com/index.php/weblog/eri-matsui artfuture, Eri Matsui]
* [http://metropolis.japantoday.com/HealthandBeauty/379/healthandbeautyinc.htm Looking good: Perfect fit] Article on clothing cut based on 3-dimensional scanned measurements of the intended wearers.
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