A model wearing Google Glass backstage at Diane von Furstenberg's show in Lincoln Center.
Google Glass and Google co-founder Sergey Brin made a surprise appearance at New York Fashion Week Sunday afternoon.
Models walked down the runway at Diane von Furstenberg's Spring/Summer 2013 collection show wearing Glass, the upcoming headset/eyewear device that Google is developing. The augmented reality-enhanced glasses have many smartphone-like functions: users can take pictures, record video, receive messages and check calendars, among other things.
The bands of each pair were modified to complement the collection's palette of corals, blues, whites and grays. It was the first time Glass had ever appeared on a runway.
Models recorded video using Google Glass, which will be compiled into a short film.
At least one model turned on Glass's video-recording function to capture her view of the runway (see above). Furstenberg and other members of DVF's team also donned glasses during show preparations. That footage will be released in a short film, "DVF through Glass," on DVF's Google+ page Thursday, a DVF spokesperson said.