The Galleria on Al Maryah Island has just announced its latest initiative: a dressing room, which requires neither undressing nor jumbles of hangers. The fashion-meets-technology initiative gives shoppers the opportunity to select clothing options on a screen, and then view images of themselves wearing the garments they’re interested in buying.
3D body-mapping technology, combined with fabric simulation, will allow shoppers to see full 360 degrees projections of themselves, decked out in the latest designs from a number of brands like Lanvin, Tom Ford, Moschino, Diane von Furstenberg, Emilio Pucci, Michael Kors and Tommy Hilfiger. The Virtual Style Pod will also be open to men who can browse brands like Sacoor Brothers, Thomas Pink and Ermenegildo Zegna.
If shoppers are unable to make a quick decision, they can leave with a photo of themselves wearing the projected pieces and return later, should they decide to purchase them.
The Virtual Style Pod, available on level 1 of The Galleria on Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, will be complimentary from November 19th to January 2016.
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Your Guide to the Home
- Level 1 has a valet service if you choose not to park in the basement level. This level houses all the kitchenware, including covetable brand French Bull, along with a wide array of outdoor furnishings, lamps and lighting solutions, textiles like curtains, towels, cushions and bedding, and plenty of other home accessories.
- Level 2 features curated inspiration zones and solutions for bedrooms, living rooms and dining spaces. This is also where you’d go to customise your sofas and beds, and pick and choose from more than a dozen mattress options.
- Level 3 features The Home’s “man cave” set-up and a display of industrial and rustic furnishings. This level also has a mother’s room, a play area for children with staff to watch over the kids, furniture for nurseries and children’s rooms, and the store’s design studio.
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Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)
What is THAAD?
It is considered to be the US' most superior missile defence system.
Production:
It was first created in 2008.
Speed:
THAAD missiles can travel at over Mach 8, so fast that it is hypersonic.
Abilities:
THAAD is designed to take out projectiles, namely ballistic missiles, as they are on their downward trajectory towards their target, otherwise known as the "terminal phase".
Purpose:
To protect high-value strategic sites, such as airfields or population centres.
Range:
THAAD can target projectiles both inside and outside of the Earth's atmosphere, at an altitude of 93 miles above the Earth's surface.
Creators:
Lockheed Martin was originally granted the contract to develop the system in 1992. Defence company Raytheon sub-contracts to develop other major parts of the system, such as ground-based radar.
UAE and THAAD:
In 2011, the UAE became the first country outside of the US to buy two THAAD missile defence systems. It then deployed them in 2016, becoming the first Gulf country to do so.
