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Jun 07 2012 10 Comments

An air-conditioned jacket actually being worn in the wild

With power saving once again a priority, and electricity bills about to rise, it’s going to be another hot and very unpleasant summer in Tokyo. Fortunately, the Cool Biz campaign means that many people won’t have to suffer in a suit, but the ultimate in cool clothing — in a purely functional rather than fashion sense — has to be this air-conditioned jacket.

A garment I’d previously only seen on the internet, but unlike attractive young ladies gagging for middle-aged men, or improbably generous Nigerians, it’s actually genuine.

traditional Japanese air-conditioned jacket

Categorized: Fashion, Odd, Photography

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  1. john says

    6/7/2012 at 10:16 am

    That’s certainly cool (the jacket rather than the ruined plans)!

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    • Lee says

      6/7/2012 at 11:32 am

      Not something I’d fancy wearing when out and about, but I’d definitely like to try one on and see how well they actually work.

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  2. Hans ter Horst says

    6/7/2012 at 9:19 pm

    They should take it one step further, increase the size of the fans in the back and start moving about like hovercrafts; now that would be cool!

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    • Lee says

      6/7/2012 at 9:31 pm

      It would indeed. I’d be first in line to get one no matter what they looked like!

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  3. Damon Coulter says

    6/7/2012 at 11:03 pm

    Fabulously silly idea, oneof those crazy inventions the Japanese do so well. Nice pic. Damon

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    • Lee says

      6/7/2012 at 11:43 pm

      Cheers, Damon. Yeah, totally agree, and it was doubly fun to see one for real.

      Reply
  4. Jeffrey says

    6/8/2012 at 1:16 am

    Or, he could just take the jacket off.

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    • Lee says

      6/8/2012 at 11:46 pm

      Very true!

      Reply
  5. winnie says

    6/8/2012 at 1:01 pm

    So interesting!! I wondered will it be heavy with these fans plus battery?

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    • Lee says

      6/8/2012 at 11:49 pm

      No idea to be honest, Winnie. For it to be any use at all though, the fans would have to be fairly powerful, so a good few batteries would probably be needed.

      Reply

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