Dutch designer Jeffrey Heiligers’ latest clothing line – ‘Posture’ – targets people who spend most of their time hunched over a computer. By preventing the wearer from slouching, the clothes help people improve their posture in the long run. The concept is simple – every time you slouch, the shirt will tighten uncomfortably around the back, forcing you to sit upright again!
荷蘭設計師杰弗里·海里格斯最近推出的服裝系列——“姿勢”——針對那些整天在電腦前彎腰駝背的人群。這種襯衫通過阻止人們駝背來幫助改善長期坐姿。它的原理很簡單——每次你駝背的時候，襯衫背部就會很緊，讓你很不舒服，不得不直起腰來。

“I engineered a tailor-made remedy that corrects poor posture, nowadays very common amongst the digital generation, not by constraining the muscles, but by training them,” Heiligers told Dezeen magazine. “Posture offers a solution integrated in the clothes you wear. By repositioning the seams in such a way that they start to feel uncomfortable when hunching, it stimulates you to sit up straight.”
“現在的數字一代，很多人都習慣彎腰駝背，我設計了一個量身定做的治療方式，來糾正錯誤的坐姿，不是通過約束肌肉，而是訓練肌肉。”海里格斯告訴《設計》（Dezeen）雜志，“姿勢系列服裝將解決駝背的辦法融入到你的衣服中。通過重新定位衣服接縫，在你駝背的時候，這些衣服就會讓你感到不適，刺激你端正坐姿。”

Heiligers revealed that a physiotherapist was involved in the designing process. They began by identifying the various sitting and standing positions that cause neck, shoulder, and back pain. Heiligers then cut the fabric across the back, in order to make the clothes tighten slightly when the wearer slumps forward. The discomfort will remind the wearer to adjust their posture, and their muscles will eventually get trained to sit and stand the right way.
海里格斯透露，這款襯衣的設計過程還有理療師的參與。他們確定了對頸，肩，背造成傷痛的一些站姿和坐姿。然后海里格斯把背部的衣料剪開重新縫接，穿衣服的人駝背時襯衫就會稍微收緊。背部的不適感會提醒人調整姿勢，最后他們的肌肉會得到訓練，矯正姿勢。

The Posture range includes cotton shirts, felted cardigans, and knitted wool jumpers that are all constructed differently to normal garments. Heiligers pointed out that the clothes are special because the more they are used, the less they are needed. He chose to use only a minimum palette of colors – white, grey, navy – because he wanted to create an everyday collection.
姿勢系列服裝包括純棉襯衫，氈制開衫和針織羊毛套衫，它們的結構都和普通款不同。海里格斯指出，這些服裝的特別之處在于，穿著次數越多，就越不需要穿。他只使用白，灰，深藍等少數幾種顏色，因為他想讓該系列適合日常百搭。

“I would like the fashion industry to be inspired by the blueprint I created and them to buy/adopt it to prevent upper back problems in the future,” Heiligers said.
海里格斯說，“我希望我設計的這些衣服，能夠給時裝行業一些啟示，未來更多地將這個設計用在時裝中來防止背部問題。”

Vocabulary:
hunch: 弓背
slouch: 低頭垂肩
physiotherapist: 理療師
palette: 色調

（譯者：FNU謝慧超 編輯：馬文英）