A French fashion house just sent models down the runway in colorful VR headsets and iPhone holsters for your ankle

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A French fashion house just sent models down the runway in colorful VR headsets and iPhone holsters for your ankle

Martin Margiela couture show

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Virtual reality has gone high-fashion.

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Maison Margiela, a French luxury fashion house, debuted its fall/winter collection on Wednesday as part of Paris Couture Week.

The clothes themselves were avant-garde - think layered puffer jackets, deconstructed overcoats, and some tinfoil headgear - but it was the accessories that stood out: models walked the runway in VR headsets and iPhone ankle holsters.

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As The Cut points out, Margiela creative director John Galliano is known for incorporating technology into his collections - at his last runway show, models looked like fashionable robots.

But this new collection shows that while VR isn't exactly mainstream yet, it certainly can be high-fashion.

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Take a look at all the weird, wild runway looks.

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The theme of the Maison Margiela show was "nomadic glamour."

The theme of the Maison Margiela show was "nomadic glamour."

Source: The Cut

One popular accessory was the VR headset. Margiela designed them in a metallic cobalt blue ...

One popular accessory was the VR headset. Margiela designed them in a metallic cobalt blue ...
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... Kelly green ...

... Kelly green ...

... robin's egg blue ..

... robin's egg blue ..
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... and a shiny lavender, which looks a lot like this year's color of the year, ultra violet.

... and a shiny lavender, which looks a lot like this year's color of the year, ultra violet.

We're pretty sure the designers used Oculus Rift headsets, a virtual reality headset made by Oculus, a subsidiary of Facebook.

We're pretty sure the designers used Oculus Rift headsets, a virtual reality headset made by Oculus, a subsidiary of Facebook.

The Oculus Rift you can buy isn't as colorful — it only comes in black. Margiela's version, unlike the Rift, is wireless, but there's a good chance they just removed the connecting cable which is detachable.

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Another big tech trend on the Margiela runway: iPhone holsters. Models wore them on their wrists ...

Another big tech trend on the Margiela runway: iPhone holsters. Models wore them on their wrists ...

... and their ankles.

... and their ankles.
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Margiela designed the holsters in various colors, like purple, blue, and orange.

Margiela designed the holsters in various colors, like purple, blue, and orange.

And, for one final tech-enabled twist, a model walked down the runway wearing a TV that was — of course — streaming the show.

And, for one final tech-enabled twist, a model walked down the runway wearing a TV that was — of course — streaming the show.
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