Five inflatable garments using air-based temperature regulation for personal climate control
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Jennifer Hahn
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This article rounds up five examples of inflatable, pneumatic outerwear that uses air to regulate body temperature, following the buzz around Rick Owens' fan-powered Adidas tracksuits at Paris Fashion Week. As climate change drives more extreme weather, fashion designers are exploring air-based heating and cooling systems in garments. The piece showcases innovative designs that replace traditional insulation materials like feather down with air chambers, fans, and other pneumatic technologies to create wearable personal climate control.
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As climate change heralds ever more extreme weather, fashion designers are increasingly turning to air as a means of heating and cooling the body.
Sometimes, that sees feather down replaced with air
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