Here’s a coat made out of men’s chest hair. Well, presumably men’s, but who knows? Maybe we got some lady chest hairs in there too! One could hope spend their time pondering more important things. The Human Fur Coat costs £2,499 (just over $3,800) and took over 200 hours to weave. LOLWUT? Two-hundred hours? That is a lot of hours to spend doing anything. Especially anything that involves handling a bunch of random dudes’ chest hair.
Thanks to The Royal Angel King for the tip. I heard his chest hair is made of angel hair pasta. Cool!
Well that’s certainly one way to carry your lunch! A friend of Jaya made this jacket from a bunch of Ziploc bags. I know what she’s having for lunch. And to be perfectly honest- it doesn’t really look that bad! It’s a hands-free lunch-holding solution plus it’s probably somewhat waterproof. Not that I’d wear it, I’m more of a sandwich bag pants kinda guy. I do sense a fashion trend coming on here.
There are a good number of garments that promise to keep you warm when cold, and cool you down while hot, simultaneously. However these often rely on simplistic improvements over the fabrics used in their making. The Hollow Heat Flow (H2) system from Hally Hensen is a little different.
[It] combines insulation (200g fleece in this case) with both positive and negative spaces (aka holes) and the ability to make the right kinds of adjustments to the garment to better regulate your body temperature. Put another way, heat gets trapped in air pockets in certain areas around the body and the holes in the fleece not only trap that hot air, believe it or not, but also help circulate cool air when you unzip the vents.
In other words, the jacket is very sensitive to the opening of vents which will keep you cooler when opened, and vice versa. When you’re out in the kind of weather that starts off pretty cool (requiring a jacket) and ends up warmer, you’re going to appreciate the efforts put into a jacket like this. What you’ll like a little less however, is how much you’ll have to spend for it: $180.
Hit the jump for a couple of videos that demonstrate how the system works, as well as links.
Tumblr-er Jaya posted a series of pictures showing off her friend Diana’s jacket. This isn’t just some ordinary jacket. It’s see-through. Plus it’s made out of Ziploc bags and filled up with a tasty lunch. There’s a sandwich and all kinds of snacks, like different types of cereal, and I think I spot some grape tomatoes, a couple baby carrots, and OMG — Diana! Girl, are those Combos? You know how I feel about Combos! And if you don’t know, now you know: I love em. Now c’mon, gimme gimme gimme!
You either get Griz Coat or you don’t. With a motto like “It’s not a costume. It’s a lifestyle.” Griz Coat is obviously serious business. So don’t get your hopes up about buying a silly bear coat and doing silly bear things in it like getting your head stuck in honey jars or strolling through the woods with a roll of charmin toilet paper. That’s not what this is about. With that said, staging a grizzly vs polar bear fight between two dudes in Griz Coats is totally acceptable—that’s pretty grizangster. Despite the fact that you will look like you kicked a bear’s ass to get it, no animals were harmed in the making of Griz Coat. It’s made from faux fur and features realistic looking eyes, teeth and claws.
Whether you’re up for looking like just another schmo on the street, or wanting to attract a little more attention, the Reversible Chewbacca Jacket has you covered. It’s all hair and fur and Wookie love on the one side, and thrift store chic on the other. It’s a Mark Ecko creation, and is available for $190. Some reviews complain of the zipper getting stuck in all that fur, but with a little finesse we’re sure you can get it to work properly.
The Napsack could be described as the slanket of the camping world. Unlike the JakPak which converts from a sleeping bag to a jacket, this is pretty much both at the same time. It’s a sleeping bag/coat that cinches at the bottom so you can walk around without ever leaving your warm bag. That means it’s one more item to add to the growing list of bedding that is also a garment… or is that garments that are also bedding? I don’t know. All I know is that from now on if people are using slankets and Napsacks then we’ve officially stopped trying. Which is good news for me because now even fewer people can look down at me for going to the grocery store in my footie pajamas.
We once dropped the wisdom on you that you can either look cool or feel cool, but never both. The same applies to looking cool vs feeling warm. The Ai Riders on the Storm hooded jacket features built-in snow goggles that are meant to protect your eyes from harsh winter conditions… unfortunately they can’t do anything to protect you from bullies who like to throw snowballs. (Although the pom-pom at the top IS removable, so that helps a little). While this may be the ideal jacket for long treks on a snowy tundra, it’s not ideal for banks, social gatherings or any place you don’t want to look like a criminal.
This has to be one of the most bizarre looking piece of clothing we’ve come across. It’s called the Hug Me Jacket and it was designed with a row of clasped hands down the front so you’re always being “hugged”. Designer Si Chan says it will make you feel “warm and hugged”. True that. It will also make you feel like you’re in a straightjacket of fingers and that everyone on the street is looking at you (because they are). If you want the coat be prepared to hand (ha!) over $1200 when it goes on sale this Winter.
