WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY is one of those space-age-sounding concepts that we may have imagined we'd be wearing by 2020 had we envisioned that year from the Eighties, but it isn't something generally thought of as stylish - until now. New York label  has become the first big-name fashion brand to team up with a technology giant - in this case Intel - to create a piece of wearable tech with a cooler edge.

From Google's much lauded (and vilified) Glass - featuring a camera and screen worn on the face - which is set to be released this year, to T-shirts and bras that track your heartbeat and weight gain respectively, our clothes have been incredibly busy doing things that they really don't need to of late. Currently the preserve of sporty types keen to make the most of every step they take - and monitor their vital statistics while doing so - wearable technology is set to hit the mainstream this year, and fashion brands are bound to want to make them more aesthetically pleasing.

In September 2012, Diane von Furstenberg collaborated with Google to , but this new release will be fashion's first specially designed product. Although it has not yet been confirmed what the piece will look like, or what it will do for your life, the "smart bracelet" will be released at Barneys, reports, in collaboration with the CFDA (of which Von Furstenberg is chair) and designed by Opening Ceremony. 

"The first big story [from the Consumer Electronics Show 2014] is the real inflection point for wearable devices," Accenture's John Curran told the  "It is about these devices moving from niche applications and early adopters into much more mainstream products."