Aspects herein are directed to an apparel layer system configured to provide variable levels of insulation, warming, or air permeability. The apparel layer system comprises a first layer of material and a second layer of material both extending in a first planar direction. A third layer of material is positioned between the first and the second layers of material and is selectively affixed thereto. An adjustment mechanism coupled to the second layer of material can be mechanically manipulated to shift the second layer of material between different positions or states to achieve variable levels of offset between the first and second layers of material in the first planar direction and in a second direction perpendicular to the first planar direction.

The invention relates to a garment with a thermal insulation structure. The thermal insulation structure comprises a first insulation element with a first insulation layer and a second insulation element with a second insulation layer, wherein the second insulation element has a different initial shape than the first insulation element and the first insulation element is connected to the second insulation element. The second insulation element is deformed when the garment is worn by a pressure on an inner side of the thermal insulation structure, so that a contact area, in which the first insulation element contacts the second insulation element, is increased. The thermal insulation structure further comprises a third insulation element with a third insulation layer.

The present invention provides a pocket fabric, including at least one tubular pocket, where each tubular pocket includes: a tubular sidewall formed between two ends of the tubular pocket; at least two filling chambers formed between the two ends and surrounded by the tubular sidewall; and at least one mesh barrier layer provided between two filling chambers and substantially perpendicular to the tubular sidewall, wherein the filling chambers are communicated with each other. The mesh barrier layer allows fluffy filler to be maintained in the filling chamber and substantially prevents it from moving to adjacent filling chambers, so that the filler cannot accumulate in one place due to gravity or other external forces. Therefore, the pocket fabric of the present invention can maintain the desired warmth retention property after a period of use with filler evenly distributed inside.

A protective garment comprises a thermal liner, a moisture barrier, and an outer shell. The protective garment includes one or more transferal portions located at predetermined areas to enhance evaporative heat transfer. In some embodiments, the transferal portions of the protective garment have Resistance to Evaporation of a Textile (Ret) of less than 20 m2 Pa/W.

The invention provides a process for manufacturing a dynamically warm-keeping garment with a one-way moisture transferring function. The warm-keeping garment is made of a one-way moisture transferring fabric that includes a surface layer, a warm-keeping layer and a lining layer or includes the surface layer, a first warm-keeping layer, an intermediate interlayer, a second warm-keeping layer and the lining layer. The above technical solution addresses the following problems of traditional warm-keeping cotton clothes and down jackets: temperature loss caused by unsmooth sweat discharge; complex and difficult processing due to underarm zippers for venlilation; static damage and possible explosion of washing machines by air pressure due to air tightness during washing.

A cold protection material includes an outer fabric, an inner fabric, two connecting members bonded to the outer fabric and the inner fabric to form a space between the outer fabric and the inner fabric, and a filler stored in the space. Each of the two connecting members has an outer surface bonded to the outer fabric and an inner surface bonded to the inner fabric, and has air permeability, and each of the two connecting members is formed of a flexible material, and is soft enough not to be deformed to reduce a distance between the outer surface and the inner surface by a weight of the outer fabric or the inner fabric.

The present disclosure describes a multimodal adaptive textile with moisture-responsive flaps composed of a nylon/metal heterostructure, which can simultaneously regulate convection, sweat evaporation, and mid-infrared emission to accomplish heat transfer tuning in response to human perspiration vapor. A metal layer contributes to low-emissivity radiative heating and enhances the bimorph actuation performance. The multimodal adaptive mechanism expands the thermal comfort zone compared to traditional static textiles and single-modal adaptive textiles without any electricity or energy input.

An article of clothing of a shirt having a neck line, a first shoulder on a first side of the neckline, a second shoulder on a second side of the neckline, a first side extending from the first should to a bottom, a second side extending from the second shoulder to the bottom. An added layer of fabric is attached to an inside of the shirt from the neckline, the first and second shoulders and the first and second sides to the bottom. The added layer of fabric is inconspicuous and is a protection against cold temperature.

The present disclosure generally relates to intelligent garments that provide thermal regulation in a variety of environments. The garments may include different layers such as a hydrophobic layer in direct contact with a wearer's skin surface and saturated with an aqueous mixture, a spacer layer, a reflective layer, and an outer hydrophobic layer. The layers of the garment may work together to reduce the metabolic expenditure of the wearer in extreme environmental conditions or during demanding physical activity. A variety of sensors may be displaced throughout the garments so as to enable the collection of data associated with wearers as well as environmental conditions. Wearers may control the thermal balance and other properties of the garments as desired.

An active-insulation paneling component and garments including an active-insulation paneling component. The active-insulation paneling component includes insulated panels separated by gussets. The gussets are configured to expand upon an outward pulling force to allow the active-insulation paneling component and/or garment to expand even where the active-insulation paneling component and/or garment are not manufactured from elastic materials.