Can QR Code-driven Incentives Solve Fashion’s Trillion-Dollar Waste Problem? This Company Thinks So…

Fashion still remains perhaps the biggest offender when it comes to waste and emissions generated by any given industry. Every year, 40 million tonnes of clothes find their way into landfills and third-world countries that are less than equipped to deal with this onslaught of wasted fabric. The solutions haven’t really matched up to the scale of problems either – thrifting still hasn’t made the impact that it promised to make, and brands are doing what they always do – using greenwashing to make their products look less wasteful than they already are. However, one company seems to be sitting on a potentially game-changing idea – incentivize users to slow down fashion by using a Technology platform leveraging unique QR Codes. SIXR is that app-based fashion technology platform that’s partnering with garment companies to provide meaningful incentives to end users to use their clothes for longer and to recycle them right and doing all this by using unique QR codes that will track the entire lifecycle of the garment from design and production to end of life or start of a new life.

Designer: SIXR Team

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Consumers buy the clothes through the SIXR app, wear them for their estimated life, and when their life cycle reaches its end, they scan the QR code that helps them return the garment to SIXR. Once the garment is returned to one of SIXR’s recycling partners, consumers get actual monetary rewards in the form of discounts on their next purchase. Using financial incentives instead of the ‘feel good’ factor of buying sustainable clothing, SIXR hopes to create a fashion recycling movement and a circular economy that sticks. SIXR and their recycling partners will ensure that the garments are put through a rigorous paradigm of Reduce, Reuse, Recyle, Refuse, Rethink and Repair which are the 6R’s from where the company got their name SIXR.

“We’re stuck in a linear apparel economy. Take->Make->Waste,” says Gagan Singh, CEO and Co-founder of SIXR going into details on how SIXR will solve the Trillion-Dollar fashion crisis. The problem with the linear flow of garments is that there’s a defined entry and exit, causing new raw materials to end up in landfills instead of being recycled. SIXR proposes a circular economy where material keeps traveling within the same loop multiple times instead of becoming waste. This reduces the waste problem, but it also reduces the creation problem that requires fresh resources and materials every single time.

The problem has a simple solution according to SIXR. Luigi Ferrara, Chair, Brookfield Sustainability Institute, George Brown College says “There’s truly no incentive for recycling clothes, which is why most people don’t do it. Moreover, even for the people who want to, there’s no fixed system for doing so. There’s no ‘waste bin’ for recycling fashion, and sure, some of us could go to the Salvation Army, but then again, there’s a lack of a financial incentive to just give away your clothes. SIXR’s business model has an effective fix for all those issues.”

Receive up to 12% of the garment’s cost as incentives, because good choices should be rewarded.

“Financial incentives work,” Gagan says, pointing out how the alcohol and soft drinks bottle industry sees a whopping 96% return rate. Copper, tin, and cast iron all see returns too, because of the financial incentive attached to them. SIXR brings that same incentive to clothes too, by allowing people to scan QR codes on their clothes to help activate a return process. Once the clothes are returned, people are given a financial reward in the form of discounts on their next purchase. This incentive drives the spirit of returning clothes after years of wearing them instead of simply discarding them or turning them into washcloths and rags.

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Vijay Thomas, early investor and Chair of the board of SIXR says” The ‘QR Code’ driven incentive model oversimplifies the genius of SIXR’s solution. SIXR will curate sustainable brands and sustainable product lines from mainstream brands and will work with them right from the design stage to help with making the garments as sustainable as possible with principles like multi use of garments, sustainable materials, ethical labor practices, transparent supply chain, reduce returns through digital try on and timeless fashion. This helps SIXR with not just getting the sustainable brands and products on their platform but since all the information will be encapsulated inside the QR code on each garment, it will help with sorting the apparel based on the fabric type, color and accessories, which is arguably the biggest problem with recycling garments. The QR codes help SIXR create a more organized inventory of returned clothes, which can then either be fixed and resold, or recycled much more efficiently into yarn for the next set of garments, helping plug both the creation and the waste segments of the linear economy, turning it into a circular one.”

The uniqueness of the SIXR solution lies in the fact that it’s managed to build out an entire fashion ecosystem around the problem. Thrifting is easy but it doesn’t take care of torn or old garments. Recycling is hard because consumers don’t know how to. Moreover, neither has the solid financial incentive that SIXR is promising. The company’s launching its app alongside its first garment, the SIXR ‘For Tomorrow’ hoodie. Buying the hoodie will set you on SIXR’s recycling journey as its platform expands to include other brands and garment styles in the future.

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Vollebak’s Indestructible Hoodie Is Practically Armor

Vollebak has a knack for inventing apparel designed for adventurers. If you weren’t impressed by its Solar Charged Hat, just wait until you see the British fashion company’s newest innovation: the Indestructible Hoodie. It’s easy to poke fun at any item being called “Indestructible” by its designer, but there’s a good reason to believe Vollebak’s claim it can withstand “75kmph falls”. In fact, you might just find yourself shelling out for its fashionable, comfortable, yet weather-impervious outer shell.

The materials used in the Indestructible Hoodie’s high-durability design — Cordura and Dyneema — don’t come cheap, however, and the cost of a new Indestructible Hoodie from Vollebak’s web store is a whopping $795. Granted, that’s more than worth the value of peace of mind when heading straight into danger. Like many of Vollebak’s unique fits, this hoodie looks like it was made for extreme athletes with a need for serious protection. Vollebak advertises it as being “highly abrasion and rip resistant,” even so far as being able to mitigate damage caused by an “extreme 4 way stretch,” which, to be fair, I would prefer not to imagine in gritty detail. On a side note, it’s probably fantastic protective-wear for anyone working in construction, or in other potentially dangerous manual labor fields. And, heck, it even looks pretty slick.

Designer: Nick Tidball, Steve Tidball (via Vollebak)

Vollebak did some pretty wild stuff to ensure it’s exactly as durable as it claims to be, using something called the Darmstadt abrasion resistance test to assess its durability during high speed falls onto concrete. This involved testing the hoodie’s fabric in a rotating machine that dragged samples of its Cordura (Nylon) material across 30 meters. Apparently, Vollebak’s designers needed to rev the machine up to 412rpm to make a small hole in one sample. According to Vollebak, it was “not a subtle test”.

Coming in two colorways, either Yellow or Black, the Indestructible Hoodie is designed for a comfortable and neat fit. Not only does it contain two side pockets for storage, it’s also wind-resistant to keep you protected from the cold. When it gets a bit warmer, this design is lightweight and breathable as well.

All that breathability is great because there’s plenty of flexibility between the Indestructible Hoodie’s smallest and the largest sizes; the smallest (XS) jacket is rated to flex between 33-36 inch chest sizes and 28-30 inch waist sizes, while the largest (XXXL) is rated to flex between 51-54 inch chest sizes and 40-42 inch waist sizes. That means you’re likely to find one that’s right for your body type, making it a versatile piece of apparel throughout the year for any explorer, adventurer, or high-stakes contractor in need of a bit of fashionable armor.

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This full-body hoodie made from thermoregulating graphene fibers can naturally keep you warm in winters

A wonder material in its own right, Graphene is known for its unique strength and durability properties… however it’s also the world’s fastest known conductor of heat. Using that feature to its benefit, this graphene hoodie-suit can naturally keep you warm in the winter by channeling your body heat and using it to heat you up further. Meet Huggi, an incredibly comfortable piece of loungewear that’s naturally thermoregulating, breathable, quick-drying, and anti-microbial.

Designer: Jason Su

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The Huggi is built on the same premise as the Comfy hoodie from Shark Tank, except it uses a novel kind of material in its construction. Instead of the boring cotton, wool, or polyester, Huggi uses 90% graphene content fiber in its fabric. The cloth is still as soft as any other fabric found on hoodies… except unlike cotton and wool hoodies that take over ten minutes to properly warm you up, Huggi does so in mere seconds, and it keeps you warm regardless of what the ambient temperature is. It does so by trapping your body heat and relaying it back to you, creating almost like a cozy cocoon of your own personal body heat, even in temperatures as low as -15°C (5°F).

The design of the Huggi envelopes you from head to toe in the graphene-fiber fabric, giving you a sense of warmth and comfort at all times. The long design means you can wear the Huggi as loungewear (yes, without any pants on!), and the extra-large hoodie means you can wear it with any kind of hair, while the cross-neck design keeps your neck shielded from the cold the way a scarf would. My favorite part? The fact that the Huggi actually has pockets! Actual deep pockets that are big enough to fit a phone, remote control, even perhaps a tiny bottle of warm water to casually sip on through the day.

Extra large hood and cross neck design.

The Huggi comes in two sizes and three colors – Charcoal, Beige, and Cherry Blossom. The fabric has natural anti-microbial properties, which means you can wear your Huggi for days without needing to wash it… however when you DO need to, simply chuck the Huggi in the washing machine and it’ll be as good as new again!

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Nyangaroo Gamer Hoodie Has a Pouch for Your Cat

Gaming: it’s more fun with a partner, even if that partner is a cat. And to encourage co-op feline gaming, Japanese gaming furniture manufacturer Bauhutte has created this Nyangaroo (nyan:’meow’, plus kangaroo) hoodie featuring a pouch for your cat to hang out in while you mash buttons and curse at the screen. Available from the Japan Trend Shop, it’s the perfect gift for the cat-loving gamer in your life. Don’t have a cat-loving gamer in your life? Just buy one for yourself and fill the pouch with snacks.

The hoodie comes in three sizes fitting most gamers between 5′ and 6′ tall, and features cat ears sewn onto the hood, paw prints sewn onto the cuffs, and an integrated cat pouch with fluffy lining, cushioned bottom, and double zipper and cord stopper. Shoot, if they made one big enough to fit a human I’d let you take me with you anywhere.

I’m pretty sure I speak for everyone here when I say thank goodness they finally made a gamer-specific cat pouch hoodie. And here I’ve just been gaming in my regular, everyday wear cat pouch hoodie! What a complete fool I’ve been. You won’t tell anybody, will you? You have to promise me.

This graphene hoodie amplifies your body’s heat, making you feel warmer in under 60 seconds




Here’s the sheer magic of Graphene. A garment that’s about as thin as a regular fleece hoodie, possesses the ability of a down jacket or a thick comforter. Meet the SpeedWarm, a hoodie made from graphene-infused fabric that uses your own body heat to its advantage. In mere minutes, the SpeedWarm Hoodie will have you feeling fuzzy and toasty without needing to wear multiple layers of clothing or touching the thermostat. Go ahead and cue in the Jesse Pinkman “Yeah Science!” meme…

The SpeedWarm Hoodie is quite literally the future of thermal-wear. The hoodie, which covers you from your head to your knees, is a thin garment made from polyester fibers, with graphene woven in between. The graphene helps trap and distribute body heat, keeping you comfortable, while the polyester helps wick out moisture, allowing you to stay warm without feeling sweaty. The hoodie’s heating ability works in just seconds, given that graphene is the fastest conductor of heat and electricity in the world… and since polyester helps naturally absorb and release moisture, the SpeedWarm Hoodie can be worn immediately after a bath (so that your wet skin doesn’t feel the cold). The SpeedWarm hoodie’s proprietary fabric quickly dries you off, and self-dries pretty fast too, so you’re warm in seconds, and dry in minutes! This effectively means you can wear the Speedwarm as a hoodie, but also as a blanket, and even a bathrobe (hint: just wear it all day!)

This is where the SpeedWarm Hoodie’s aesthetic comes in. Styled as a solid-colored garment that looks like any other round-collar hoodie from the waist-up (except for those broad sleeves), the SpeedWarm is great to wear throughout the day… even on work-calls. The hoodie-aesthetic is just the right amount of casual, allowing you to pass it off as just another hoodie on video calls. Off the camera, the SpeedWarm is perfect for lounging in. Its lightweight + knee-length design keeps most of your body feeling toasty without the bulky layers, while the hood and pockets allow you to get even more comfortable… whether it’s in bed, on the couch, or even outdoors! The SpeedWarm comes in two sizes across three colors, and ships as soon as April 2021.

Designer: Jason Su of A.Brolly

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SpeedWarm Hoodie – The Hoodie that Warms You Up in 60 Seconds

The SpeedWarm is made from Graphene fiber, the world’s fastest heat-conducting fiber which also has the highest heat absorption that makes the hoodie warm-up by 5 degrees Celsius or 41 Fahrenheit within 60 seconds.

The Benefits of Graphene

Structure of Graphene

– Thermoregulation.
– The thinnest material known to the world.
– It reflects far infrared energy back into its wearer’s body.
– The warmth produced by the human body is preserved and distributed evenly.
– It can be applied in smart textile and can replace synthetic fibers, due to the lightness, greater elasticity and greater conductivity.





Design Details

Colors to Choose From





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Vollebak’s 100% biodegradable plant+pomegranate hoodie can be composted in your backyard!

Vollebak continues to push the limits every time on how innovative, functional, and sustainable their designs can be while I push the limits on why I need more hoodies in my closet. I didn’t choose the hoodie life but Vollebak did and they are making the most of it in their latest hoodie made from compostable plants and pomegranate!

Inspired by our ancestors who made their clothes using grass, tree bark, animal skins, and plants, etc. the Plant and Pomegranate hoodie feels, looks, and lasts as long as a normal hoodie but it is far from normal. Think of it as the Clark Kent of hoodies – it looks ordinary and then when you take a closer look, you realize its superpower which in this case is helping our environment. Vollebak has been a leader in making sustainable apparel that is also super innovative like its solar power jacket, the indestructible hoodie, and the biodegradable algae t-shirt which is the closest product to the Plant and Pomegranate hoodie. “The thing that makes it different is simply the way it starts and ends its life. Each hoodie is made from eucalyptus trees from sustainably managed forests before being submerged in a giant vat of pomegranate dye to give it its color. As it’s made entirely from plants, the hoodie is fully biodegradable and compostable,” explains the team.

Once you feel your hoodie has completed its circle of life (it could be 3 years or 30!) then all you have to do is put it out with the compost or bury it in your garden. Vollebak’s hoodie was given birth from elements grown in nature and ends it’s life there too, you can quote Rafiki in the funeral if you decide to hold one in case you are as extra as me. Don’t hold back tears, they might just water a new pomegranate plant in your garden! Ending fast fashion and adopting a sustainable clothing style might seem like a small step but it is still an important step to reduce waste generation and help our planet. Your closet and the climate will both thank you for making eco-conscious decisions – so, let the hoodie life choose you!

Designer: Vollebak

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This self-cleaning hoodie was designed (in part) for the homeless

The hoodie is the ultimate piece of clothing when it comes to a carefree lifestyle. They’re the kind of clothes you can wear for over a week without washing, and honestly, who hasn’t wiped their Cheetos-crumb-coated hands on them every now and then? Don’t give me that holier-than-thou expression, I know you have. It isn’t an extremely flattering comparison, but that hoodie-wearing socially stagnant lifestyle sort of applies to the homeless too, and social impact startup Unhoused believes its clothing can knock two birds with one stone.

Meet the World’s First Self-Cleaning Hoodie. It’s comfortable, robust, and fuzzy, like every hoodie ever made… but it’s also near impossible to get dirty. Made from a fabric coated with the company’s proprietary Freshtech™ nanomaterial, the hoodie repels sweat, stains, dirt, and most liquids and fine solids. In short, whether you’re at home spilling wine on yourself while watching Too Hot To Handle (we’ve all been there), or whether it’s a homeless person spending weeks in the same clothing, the Self-Cleaning Hoodie always remains looking brand new. Oh, and it repels body-odor too, so you rarely need to wash it.

The hoodie comes with a social angle too. Developed by Varun Bhanot and Anisha Seth, the hoodie hopes to provide the homeless with secure and warm clothing. “A record 726 homeless people died in the UK last year — mostly due to cold and rough sleeping”, said the founders of Unhoused. The hoodie comes with the word Hope printed on it, as a symbol of solidarity with the underprivileged. Besides, for each hoodie bought on the Unhoused website, a free hoodie is given to a homeless person. Click on the link below to grab your own and help someone in need!

Designers: Varun Bhanot & Anisha Seth (Unhoused)

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Louis Vuitton’s ‘League of Legends’ biker jacket can be yours for $5,650

Louis Vuitton's League of Legends apparel line is here, and as you'd expect, it is expensive. On the lower end, there's a $670 t-shirt with League of Legends champion Qiyana on the front and back. On the other end of the spectrum, you can nab a $5,65...

VolleBak’s superior solar-charged glowing jacket gives you increased visibility

When VolleBak claims to have made their most advanced jacket yet, it isn’t hyperbole. It’s literally worth taking a closer look at because VolleBak doesn’t mess around. They’ve invented some of the most revolutionary jackets of our time, including a jacket so incredibly durable that it can be worn on Mars.

Meet the Solar Charged Jacket, the piece of apparel that VolleBak claims is their most advanced product yet. Named as TIME magazine’s Best Inventions of 2018 and as Sports Gear of the Year by WIRED, the Solar Charged Jacket is a highly light-sensitive and responsive jacket that acts as a windbreaker 24 hours a day, but when brought into a low-light setting, shines with enough intensity to make its wearer completely visible in darkness. Designed ideally for bikers, joggers, and anyone who may need high-visibility at night, the Solar Charged Jacket has a special phosphorescent coating that can capture any light, be it from your smartphone’s flash to the sun, and release it in the dark for as long as 12 whole hours.

Unlike most jackets that come with reflective strips or patches, VolleBak’s entire jacket is completely luminous, and even comes with its own glowing hood, giving you the dual advantage of protection from the elements, and high visibility. The Solar Charged Jacket comes constructed from a 3-layer stretchable, waterproof, and breathable fabric, and does a remarkably clever job of layering the phosphorescent layer under a transparent waterproof membrane, making the jacket easily washable without any danger of the jacket losing its glow properties. Use it while riding a bike, taking a jog, or just get creative by using a flashlight to write messages in light on your jacket!

Designer: VolleBak

You Might Actually Wear These Star Trek Hoodies Every Day

I love many of the Star Trek clothing items that are based on Starfleet uniforms, but most of them are a little too over the top to wear on a daily basis. That’s why I am really digging these hoodies right here. They’re good-looking, quality made, and a bit more down to Earth compared to the average Star Trek garb, while still allowing you to fly your geek flag high.

They are black but with the accent color of your favorite Starfleet division and the Delta logo embroidered on the chest. Wear them with pride. They may not have a phaser or tricorder holster built into them, but they do have a hidden opening for earphone cords in the pocket as well as earphone loops inside.

These hoodies are so understated that you can finally show off your love for Star Trek without going full nerd at warp speed. They only cost about $28 each from BadWolfClothingUK’s Etsy shop. You better order yours now, because I think they will go quickly.

These are just so good looking. They are exactly what I want in a Star Trek hoodie. I may just buy both Command and Engineering. Science is for green-blooded Vulcans only.

[via SciFi Design]