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It’s time to bore you with a few technical details of how Ariana shoes really work? You can see the shoes’ general structure below, but it would be impossible to show you everything in only one post so today’s topic will be the outer surface of the uppers, where the actual magic happens.
So it can change its appearance, marvelous, but doesn’t that make it more vulnerable to environmental impacts? Let’s take a closer look.
The surface itself doesn’t only contain the changeable layer, it has several others beneath and above it. Some of these are responsible for keeping out the potentially harmful effects of the outside world, such as rain, mud, dust, etc. The top layer is water resistant to protect the shoes form humidity and pollution. It’s completely transparent and flexible, of course, just as the next layer beneath it, which also has a protective function against physical impacts such as bumps, hits and shocks.
Bear in mind however, that it’s not gonna be enough to reduce the damage if a brick falls on your shoes from the third floor, let’s say crossing a construction site. But that’s probably okay, since no other shoes would be able to do that for you. Not to mention that the shoes wouldn’t be the only things severely damaged.
These layers will be there for the subtle impacts that can be expected from everyday usage of your shoes, like accidentally kicking something solid, or throwing them onto a hard surface. In short the shoes made with Ariana technology will be about as sturdy as any other ordinary shoes, not more, not less.
The next layer will be the real deal. The one that actually has the three colors and the infinite possibilities to arrange them, creating unlimited amount of visual appearance. Remember, it’s not a display, it doesn’t glow or have any electronic look or feel to it. It looks just like the surface of a fine pair of leather shoes.
The color changing process consumes almost negligible amount of power, so you don’t have to worry about your shoes’ battery going dead. Between two changes, when the shoes only have to keep their modified look visible the energy consumption is practically zero.
This one is followed by an isolation layer which is also waterproof and keeps the upper layers separated from last one. It’s a comfort layer designed to keep our feet nicely supported and comfortable also to help providing the necessary amount of ventilation.
Our next topic: how long can you wear your Ariana shoes without recharging?