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Let's watch the story of creating an identity from fingerprint on a global arena. Arzu Kaprol graduated from Mimar Sinan University Fashion and Apparel Department in 1992. Then, she completed the Perfectionnement Program at the Paris American Academy for couture education. She made her name known in the fashion world at the age of 21 with the prestigious Beymen Academia "Avant-garde Designer" award she received in 1995. She launched her own brand in 1998. She served as the creative director of the Network brand between 2002 and 2012. In addition to organizing a fashion show in the official calendar of Paris Fashion Week between 2011 and 2015, she also managed the office in Paris. As part of the collaboration that began in 2015, she has designed performances with Vodafone Turkey that showcase the unity of fashion and technology. Turkey’s first hologram fashion show was presented in May 2015, Digital Symphony, which combined design, music, dance and technology with a multi-disciplinary approach, was presented in 2016, and Turkey’s first digital couture show was presented on national and international platforms again in 2016. In 2015, one of the first prototypes of smart clothing, the “Smart Jacket”, which changes its function according to climate changes, created by Arzu Kaprol, took its place among the pioneering movements of the sector. Arzu Kaprol, who defines design as clothing architecture, makes references to the fashion culture of the future by creating timeless clothing and accessories. Arzu Kaprol graduated from Mimar Sinan University, Textile and Fashion Design in 1992. She continued her couture education in Paris. In 1995 she received the prestigious “Avant-Garde Designer” award from Beymen Academia and founded her design studio at the age of 21. She worked as creative director of Network – Beymen Group of companies, from 2002 till 2012. She participated and performed her shows at Paris Fashion Week, from 2011 till 2015 where she also opened her showroom. Arzu Kaprol collaborated with Vodafone Turkey and realized 3 different technological fashion performances. In 2015 Turkey's first hologram show and, in 2016 Turkey's first Digital Symphony has been realized with a multi-disciplinary approach combining design, music, dance and technology. Same year Arzu Kaprol's digital couture show took place in national and international arena. In 2015 Arzu Kaprol also created one of the first prototypes of contextual smart-wear; a jacket that morphs its shape and functionality with climate change. Arzu Kaprol creates fashion as architecture with unique workmanship in details identified with the designer, timeless design and accessories, which refers to fashion culture of the future. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx