Finnish company Ixi has revealed what it describes as the world's first "auto-focus glasses", which change their optical power depending on where the wearer is looking. More about Ixi introduces "auto-focus glasses" that switch from reading to long-distance prescriptions
A scalp-cooling wearable for cancer patients and an "autorotating" weather sensor shaped like a maple seed have been announced as the international winners of the 2024 James Dyson Award. More about Anti-hair loss helmet for chemo patients wins 2024 James Dyson Award
Designer Mijoda Dajomi has created the Daughters of Rain headwear collection, which can harvest rainwater in anticipation of future water shortages. More about Mijoda Dajomi designs rain-harvesting hats for a water scarce future
Technology company Apple has released its Vision Pro headset, a wearable device that allows users to project visual applications in a 3D environment controlled by eye and hand movements. More about Apple releases Vision Pro "spatial computer" headset
Designer Alice Potts has created a collection of baseball caps covered in crystals grown from the sweat of the people who have worn them. More about Alice Potts creates baseball caps with crystals made from human sweat
American designer Rick Owens has released a collection three of helmets that have a single and dual-prong strobe light protruding from their shell and can be used as sculptural floor lamps. More about Rick Owens creates wearable helmets that double as fluorescent floor lamps
Tokyo advertising agency TBWA\Hakuhodo and plastics manufacturer Koushi Chemical Industry Co have created Shellmet, a hard hat made from discarded scallop shells and recycled plastic. More about Shellmet is a helmet for fishing workers made from waste scallop shells
British milliner Stephen Jones has collaborated with Dutch clothing brand G-Star RAW to create a collection of sculptural headpieces made from denim. More about Stephen Jones and G-Star Raw collaborate to create couture denim hats
Benjamin Hubert's studio Layer has designed a pair of smart glasses for tech company Viture that puts a virtual screen in the wearer's line of sight so they can play games or stream media. More about Layer designs Viture One smart glasses to stream immersive video anywhere
Overloaded cyberpunk masks, hulking exoskeletons and other imagined wearable tech feature in an exhibition by artist Ikeuchi Hiroto, who mixes pop culture references and model-making. More about Ikeuchi Hiroto sculpts wearable cyberpunk fantasias from gadgets
Vienna designer Sassa Ann Van Wyk has reinterpreted a classic straw boater hat as a sculptural headpiece, called Summer Hat, for which the material is layered in undulating folds. More about Summer Hat by Sassa Ann Van Wyk
US bike brand Bontrager has launched an improved bicycle helmet that they say is 48 times more likely to prevent concussion than standard foam versions. More about Bontrager's WaveCel bike helmet promises to radically reduce head injury
Designer Siba Sahabi's collection of blue wooden masks are intended to question today's culture of digital self-representation, but could also double as last-minute architectural Halloween costumes. More about Siba Sahabi's Persona masks look like wearable architecture models
Nike has removed a balaclava from sale, after critics argued that the design enforces racial profiling and glamorises violence. More about Nike withdraws balaclava following claims it incites gang violence
Zaha Hadid Architects has translated the swooping shapes of its recently completed condos beside New York's High Line into a blue and white headwear design, for a "hat-themed" party on the elevated park. More about Zaha Hadid Architects models sinuous H-Line hat on 520 West 28th project
Helmet brand Closca has launched a children's version of its folding bicycle helmet that's accompanied by city-themed stickers for customisation. More about Closca's first folding helmet for children comes with its own sticker collection
For his project with Silicon Valley start-up Rythm, industrial designer Yves Behar had to make a computer comfortable enough for restless sleepers to wear on their heads overnight. More about Yves Behar looks to loungewear for design of sleep-aiding Dreem headband
Following on from Balenciaga's recent take on the IKEA Frakta bag, Los Angeles fashion brands Pleasures and Chinatown Market have made a baseball hat from the 40p tote. More about IKEA's blue bag has been reimagined as a baseball hat
London designer Moritz Waldemeyer based this headgear for the lead singer of Jamiroquai on pangolin scales, creating sections that individually move and light up. More about Moritz Waldemeyer creates 3D-printed light-up helmet for Jamiroquai frontman Jay Kay
London's V&A has acquired a pink hat with cat-shaped ears, which became a symbol of the Women's March on Washington following Donald Trump's inauguration. More about V&A museum acquires Pussyhat from Washington Women's March