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Material Science + Fear-Based Marketing: A Stab-Proof Jacket

By Rain Noe - November 18

in Fashion Design | Materials

Material science combines with fear-based marketing in this Armor-Tex jacket. The Chinese-made garment is said to be stab-proof, and needed because "violent crimes are lurking in the hidden alleys of society."

The nondescript black windbreaker features an intergrated 3.9mm-thick carbon fiber vest, which provides "complete torso protection against stab, spike, and cut threats in any direction" (but doesn't protect your arms, naturally).

Unsurprisingly in our current climate, the jacket has gone gangbusters on Kickstarter, landing $160K in pledges at press time, with 16 days left to pledge. Prices start at $269.

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How many of the images are AI, do you think? I'm curious how they dealt with the zipper, as the "canvas" depicted doesn't seem to open.

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  I would have thought the simplest solution would be to have an overlapping front panel, like a peacoat, but the zipper suggests they must have split the protective layer. Make sure you get knifed at an angle?
  
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