Experimental clothing brand Vollebak has created the prototype Sonic Jacket, which is fitted with 180 inward-facing speakers. More about Vollebak creates speaker-covered jacket to "change people's brain state"
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the Pickle Puffer, a gherkin-filled coat created by fast-food chain KFC. More about "Asteroid: I think it's time" says commenter
Fast-food chain KFC has joined the novelty outerwear arms race with a gherkin-filled puffer jacket, hooked up to a built-in straw for picklebacks on the go. More about KFC creates "unhinged" Pickle Puffer stuffed with gherkins
Sportswear brand Nike has created an air-filled jacket that can be inflated and deflated, which is being worn by Team USA at this year's Olympics. Here, Nike chief design officer Martin Lotti explains why it's not a gimmick. More about Nike reveals inflating Air Milano Jacket at 2026 Winter Olympics
Supermarket chain Aldi has teamed up with London fashion brand Agro Studio to create a puffer coat that resembles a giant baked potato. More about Aldi unveils jacket potato jacket complete with silver foil poncho
Experimental clothing brand Vollebak has made a prototype jacket from 250,000 pieces of laser-cut American walnut. More about Vollebak creates prototype Wooden Jacket from 250,000 pieces of American walnut
British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori has unveiled a clothing collection for American outdoor brand The North Face, covered in his signature bold-coloured patterns. More about Yinka Ilori unveils colourful The North Face jackets "to smile in the face of a storm"
Japanese manufacturer Sumitomo Metal Mining Co has showcased its heat-producing Solament material in a jacket displayed at the annual SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. More about The Down-Less Down Jacket converts infrared light to heat
Fashion brand Ganni and materials company Polybion have debuted a jacket grown by bacteria during the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen, marking a milestone for bacterial cellulose as a leather alternative. More about Ganni unveils faux leather jacket made using bacteria instead of cowhide
Fog X, a jacket that can make drinking water from fog, has won the first public vote in the Lexus Design Awards, which recognises prototypes that aim to build a better future. - about Fog-collecting jacket by Pavels Hedström wins Lexus Design Award
Spanish fashion brand Loewe collaborated with French metal artist Elie Hirsch to create a series of pewter and copper jackets in bulbous silhouettes for its Autumn Winter 2023 collection. More about Loewe and Elie Hirsch create "reductionist" copper and pewter jackets
Natural latex is combined with rice hulls and a woodsy blend of essential oils to form this scented jacket, created by Alexander McQueen sub-brand MCQ to showcase the unique characteristics of plant-based leather alternatives. More about MCQ infuses rice-leather jacket with custom fragrance
Design and physics researchers at Finland's Aalto University have worked together to create clothing with concealed solar panels, making the technology invisible to the naked eye. More about Aalto University researchers create jacket with hidden solar panels
Fashion designer Virgil Abloh has made puffer jackets covered in Paris landmarks and well-known skyscrapers as part of the Louis Vuitton Fall-Winter menswear collection, which debuted in a Barcelona Pavilion-informed set. More about Virgil Abloh creates Paris landmark and skyscraper puffer jackets for Louis Vuitton
Clothing company Vollebak has made its Full Metal Jacket from copper as the first step in developing intelligent and disease-resistant clothing in light of the coronavirus pandemic. More about Vollebak weaves seven miles of copper into virus-killing Full Metal Jacket
Experimental clothing brand Vollebak has created a near-indestructible jacket from Dyneema – a fibre that is 15 times stronger than steel. More about Vollebak creates Indestructible Jacket
Bright Nike puffer jackets form cushions on this augmented reality sofa that Crosby Studios created for people to experience while adhering to social distancing guidelines. More about Crosby Studios designs virtual sofa upholstered with green Nike jackets
US clothing brand Pangaia has released a puffer coat, whose filling is made with flowers in a bid to offer a cruelty-free alternative to duck or goose down. More about Pangaia's puffer jackets are filled with wildflowers rather than down
Adidas has partnered with designer Fabio Novembre to create patches for its VRCT jacket — a customisable and adaptive take on the American college classic. More about Adidas and Fabio Novembre reinvent the classic varsity jacket
Experimental clothing brand Vollebak's Deep Sleep Cocoon jacket is designed to allow people to sleep anywhere, including in space. More about Vollebak designs jacket that lets the wearer sleep in space