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Vollebak uses 55 laser cuts to reinvent the World War I trench coat design!

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Talk of creative high-performance clothing, and Vollebak is the first name that comes to mind. The London-based brand has surprised us in the past with its timeless creations that are made from cutting-edge material and techniques that are normally not used in the clothing industry. This time too it’s no different, as Vollebak has a trench coat to give you that killer classic look. Trench coat dates back almost 100 years, developed during World War One as an essential to keep warm while being comfy, to repel water, and providing a good amount of camouflaging from the enemy eyes. According to Vollebak, they’ve reinvented the classic trench coat almost a century on with cutting-edge technology that infuses it with a unique aesthetic.

Vollebak Laser Cut Trench Coat has to be one the most innovative of its kind as far as, cutting-edge material technology goes. As the name itself suggests, this trench coat is crafted with 55 cuts of the laser beam, before finally adopting the intended shape by bonding together the raw coat pieces. Interestingly, as the heat from the laser vaporizes, sealing off the edges gives the coat an unparalleled raw look. The material of the trench coat chosen by Vollebak is a high-performance 3-layer Swiss material that boasts a very supreme level of elasticity and abrasion resistance. On top of that, it is highly breathable and waterproof.

Apparel with that signature Vollebak touch is not complete, and for this trench coat, they added a reinforced collar and a detachable storm flap. Adding to the oomph factor, the coat is embellished with bonded vents and intricate metal detailing. The classic military green color of the trench coat is so timeless, and I’m already mustering up ideas as to what combination will go with this unique apparel.

Designer: Vollebak

Modern day cape

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The SuperTrench coat is something you’d wear on a sunny day. Why, you ask? Well, how else would you charge your gadgets? This stylish bunch of threads is part cloth, and part solar panel. Isn’t that a neat idea?! Don’t just beat the heat… Harness it!!

Designer: Jennifer Matantu

Author: Sarang Sheth

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Reversible Chewbacca/Han Solo Hoodie: Better than a Tauntaun for Keeping Warm

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Despite it being Spring, it still feels like Winter in some parts of the country. You might as well go outside and pretend you are on Hoth. The question is, do you want to pretend you are Han Solo or Chewbacca? Well, now you can be both thanks to this reversible Chewbacca/Han Solo hoodie.

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When you feel like tearing a droid’s arm out of the socket, you can be Chewie. When you feel like being a smooth scoundrel who gets the Princess, you can be Han. The Han side was inspired by his parka from Hoth. The Chewbacca side? Just his birthday suit.

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Hyperdrive your way over to Amazon where you can get one for $109(USD). Are you the pilot of the Millenium Falcon or the co-pilot? You decide.

These Glitch Coats Will Hurt Your Eyes

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Thank God we don’t see too many glitches in our technology these days. Visual glitches can be annoying, frustrating and often brightly blinding. Which is how I would describe these coats.
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These coats are born from an unholy alliance between Japanese designers Nukeme and Ucnv. They’re available with either a black or white coat and an all-over glitch pattern that might make you lose your lunch if you stare at it too long.

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On the upside, each is handmade and ships to you from beautiful Toyko. It will cost you about $295(USD) to look like a walking glitch. Too bad these coats don’t come with recordings of audio distortion to go along with them.

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You can get up close and personal with a 3D scan of the outfits here.

[Yearoftheglitch via Boing Boing via Fashionably Geek]

ECLIPS is a Coat Check System For the Future

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One of the biggest pains with coat checks isn’t the slow attendant who takes forever to come back with your coat. It’s the ditsy ones who switch coats and hand off the wrong ones to people who don’t bother to check. I’ve lost a few coats because of similar occurrences and it was enough to ruin an otherwise good night.

Potentially eliminating mishaps like this in the future is the ECLIPS system. It does away with claim tickets by employing an invisible ink stamp (which goes on invisibly on the person’s wrist) and UV lamp scanner (which the attendant uses to scan people’s wrists.) A clip is attached onto the coat, which comes embedded with a LED light that blinks when said person is ready to claim their coat.

ECLIPS was developed by Alyssa Davis, who explains that it can cut down coat retrieval time by 75%. That’s pretty impressive. Unfortunately, it remains as a mere concept for now.

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Would You Wear Man Hair? Check Out These ‘Fur’ Coats Made From Men’s Chest Hair

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This fur coat is definitely unusual. In fact, some might find it downright disgusting, as it’s definitely not what it might appear to be. What you think is the fur is actually hair–hair from the chests of living, breathing men. If you’re wondering why someone would create an abomination a coat like this, then wonder no more: it’s part of an ad campaign by dairy company Arla.

They commissioned for the creation of the fur coat, which took designers over 200 hours to weave and put together millions of strands of hair, to promote the launch of Wing-co, which is their new milk drink that’s made for men.

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Arla describes Wing-co as a “chocolate milk drink with added protein directed at men in their 30s and 40s.” What that has to do with chest hair, I do not know.

VIA [ Laughing Squid ]

Electronic Girlfriend Coat Hugs You When Nobody Else Will

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This interactive, electronic coat called the Riajyuu isn’t the first time people have attempted to give clothes that all-too-literal human factor. Remember the Like-a-Hug jacket which gave the wearer a good old squeeze every time someone ‘liked’ his or her posts on Facebook?

It’s all well and good until people stop ‘liking’ your stuff and you’re back to begging for hugs from willing strangers. I kid, but what makes the electronic girlfriend coat different is that you don’t have to do anything to earn hugs except wear it.

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The Riajyuu Coat was created by students from the University of Tsukuba. It’s more than just a jacket that hugs you, since it has also been programmed to whisper sweet nothings to you as you wear it.

The coat comes with a belt around its mid-section, which tightens to simulate the hug. As for the whispering part, it comes with a pair of headphones that lets its wearer listen to a high-pitch voiced woman talking and apologizing for being late – just like a real girlfriend might. Obviously a real girl does more than just hug and whisper, but keep in mind that coats do have their limitations.

Hardware engineer Hikaru Sugiura explains: “The concept of this device is everyone can get the feeling of having a girlfriend.” It’s an interesting concept, but I don’t think a coat can ever take the place of a real live girl. I think that much is obvious.

[via Kotaku via C|NET ]

Scottevest’s 22-pocket Tropiformer gadget jacket on sale now for $150

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Scottevest's 22pocket Tropiformer gadget jacket on sale now for $150

It's been a hot minute since we've seen a new wearable from the labs of Scottevest, but for those looking to cram all sorts of gadgetry into their coat as a strange sort of airplane carry-on item, we're here to clue you in on a new option. Tag-teaming with ThinkGeek, Scottevest has announced the Tropiformer -- a relatively normal looking coat that somehow includes no fewer than 22 integrated pockets.

Specifically, there's a dedicated tablet pocket (seriously), a Personal Area Network for internal cable management (seriously), a locking pocket (seriously) and a Quick Draw Pocket that supports capacitive devices (seriously). Moreover, the sleeves are removable in the event that you'd like to completely humiliate yourself, and we're told that the jacket "can easily be packed into itself" -- whatever that means. It's shipping right now for $150, and those needing a bit more convincing can get precisely that just after the break.

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Columbia recalls Omni-Heat electric jackets due to burn hazard (or, for working too well)

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Columbia recalls OmniHeat electric jackets due to burn hazard or, for working too well

Sure, we may have internet in the skies and refrigerators with Evernote integration, but here's one thing that science can't do: deliver a trouble-free heated jacket. A few years after Ardica hung up the dream due to a battery recall, Columbia is doing likewise. The sportswear company has issued a recall for seven Omni-Heat electric jacket models, citing a manufacturing defect in the heated inner wrist cuff. There have been two non-injury incidents reported (Canada, UK), but no injuries. According to the company's own statement on the matter, a "small number of the 2012 Columbia heated jackets may contain a heated inner wrist cuff component with a manufacturing flaw that may cause an electrical short to occur, giving rise to a potential burn risk." This is all in addition to a separate recall in early January specific to a small number of batteries, (part number 054978-001) that -- according to Columbia -- "may have been included with a small number of electric jackets may overheat and result in a fire hazard."

If you'll recall, the Circuit Breaker was actually one of our favorite gadgets of 2011, but curiously, we never could pinpoint when and where these were set to go on sale. We were independently contacted by a company that claimed Columbia was using its technology in breach of contract, but never could verify if that was the reason sales seemed to be on hiatus. [Update: Columbia affirmed to us that said claims are "unfounded" and "had no impact the delivery of its Fall 2011 Omni-Heat Electric products."] Evidently, a few hundred of these finally made their way into the warm embrace of consumers, but considering that "Refund" looks to be the only remedy here, we sort of doubt a second generation will emerge. It's important to note, however, that Columbia's non-electric Omni-Heat offerings aren't included in the recall -- and, for the record, that stuff does a stellar job of keeping one warm without any whiz-bang circuitry. Hit up the links below if you're thinking of sending yours back.

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Via: @itsmescotty (Twitter)

Source: CPSC, Columbia