Fibre2Fashion Market Intelligence Home / Knowledge / Article / Technical Textile / 13 Best Smart Clothing For Performance And Health (2021 Update) 13 Best Smart Clothing For Performance And Health (2021 Update) By: Share Smart clothes – also referred to as high tech clothing, smart garments, smart wear, electronic textiles, smart textiles, e-textiles, monitor clothing, or smart fabrics, are clothes enhanced with technology to add functionality beyond traditional use. Most smart clothes are made from advanced textiles with interwoven circuitry. Then, sensors and additional hardware are embedded for further smart functionality. Smart clothes can connect to apps on smartphones or software on secondary devices such as laptops and PCs via bluetooth or wi-fi. Via the smart sensors, these smart garments collect activity metrics and key biometrics. The data is sent to AI-powered apps on your smartphone, to help with your health and performance.