Aspects herein are directed to a garment having a hood system comprising an outer hood and a yoke structure positioned adjacent and internal to the outer hood. The outer hood is affixed to a neckline opening of the garment along the sides of the neckline opening but is detached from the neckline opening in the back. The yoke structure is selectively attached to the outer hood in two or more disparate locations and is affixed to the neckline opening of the garment at the location at which the outer hood is detached from the neckline opening. The hood system is useable for distributing tension forces generated by pulling the front of the outer hood forward to, for example, cover a wearer's eyes when resting.

Aspects herein are directed to a garment having a hood system comprising an outer hood and a yoke structure positioned adjacent and internal to the outer hood. The outer hood is affixed to a neckline opening of the garment along the sides of the neckline opening but is detached from the neckline opening in the back. The yoke structure is selectively attached to the outer hood in two or more disparate locations and is affixed to the neckline opening of the garment at the location at which the outer hood is detached from the neckline opening. The hood system is useable for distributing tension forces generated by pulling the front of the outer hood forward to, for example, cover a wearer's eyes when resting.

Methods and systems are provided for an adaptive article of clothing. In one example, the adaptive article of clothing may have a first front tail panel and a second front tail panel configured to overlap while wrapping at least partially around a front of a wearer in opposite directions in a first worn configuration and hang open in a second worn configuration. A top portion of at least one of the first front tail panel and the second front tail panel may be detachably coupled in a shoulder region of the adaptive article of clothing to enable access to the wearer while the adaptive article of clothing is worn in each of the first worn configuration and the second worn configuration.

An outerwear garment includes a jacket, at least one thermoelectric module, a thermal spreading pad and a mesh cover. The jacket has a flexible garment layer conforming to all or part of the human torso. The thermoelectric module (TEM) is coupled to the garment layer and has first and second sides. The TEM provides a temperature change between the first side and the second side responsive to applied electrical operating power. The thermal spreading pad has a surface thermally coupled and substantially conforming to at least a portion of the human torso, and exchanges heat with the first side of the TEM. The flexible mesh cover is coupled to the garment layer and disposed over the TEM. The jacket also supports an electrical power source that provides electrical operating power to the TEM.

A strap includes an elastomeric portion and three loci, with the first locus and the second locus being permanently attached to a garment and the third locus being removably, selectively attached to the garment. The strap includes an elastomeric portion and is configured to selectively include two pathways or one pathway, so as to retain a fabric member between a rear surface of the strap and the liner of the garment.

A strap includes an elastomeric portion and three loci, with the first locus and the second locus being permanently attached to a garment and the third locus being removably, selectively attached to the garment. The strap includes an elastomeric portion and is configured to selectively include two pathways or one pathway, so as to retain a fabric member between a rear surface of the strap and the liner of the garment.

Aspects herein are directed to a garment that can be converted from a vest to a jacket and vice versa. The garment comprises sleeves having a proximal end and a distal end. A posterior portion of the proximal end of each sleeve is permanently affixed to a torso portion of the garment adjacent to a posterior edge of a sleeve opening of the garment. And an anterior portion of the proximal end of each sleeve is releasably coupled to the torso portion adjacent to an anterior edge of the sleeve opening of the garment. The garment may additionally comprise a pocket located on an inner-facing surface of a back aspect of a torso portion of the garment. When in the form of a vest, the anterior portion of the proximal end of each sleeve may be de-coupled from the sleeve openings, and the sleeves may be stowed within the pocket.

Aspects herein are directed to a garment that can be converted from a vest to a jacket and vice versa. The garment comprises sleeves having a proximal end and a distal end. A posterior portion of the proximal end of each sleeve is permanently affixed to a torso portion of the garment adjacent to a posterior edge of a sleeve opening of the garment. And an anterior portion of the proximal end of each sleeve is releasably coupled to the torso portion adjacent to an anterior edge of the sleeve opening of the garment. The garment may additionally comprise a pocket located on an inner-facing surface of a back aspect of a torso portion of the garment. When in the form of a vest, the anterior portion of the proximal end of each sleeve may be de-coupled from the sleeve openings, and the sleeves may be stowed within the pocket.

A reversible garment for covering at least a portion of a wearer's upper body, comprising: at least one front panel for at least partially covering a front portion of a wearer's torso, at least one back panel for at least partially covering a back portion of the wearer's torso, wherein first and second shoulder areas are formed between the at least one front panel and the at least one back panel, first and second shoulder pads for providing shaping to the wearer's shoulders, each of the first and second shoulder pads being releasably attached to a respective one of the first and second shoulder areas, wherein the reversible garment has first and second opposing surfaces, with the first surface being external and the second surface being internal when the reversible garment is worn in a first configuration and the second surface being external and the first surface being internal when the reversible garment is worn in a second, inverted, configuration, and wherein the first and second shoulder pads are configured to (a) releasably attach to the second surface of the respective first and second shoulder areas when the reversible garment is worn in the first configuration, and (b) releasably attach to the first surface of the respective first and second shoulder areas when the reversible garment is worn in the second configuration.

A reversible garment for covering at least a portion of a wearer's upper body, comprising: at least one front panel for at least partially covering a front portion of a wearer's torso, at least one back panel for at least partially covering a back portion of the wearer's torso, wherein first and second shoulder areas are formed between the at least one front panel and the at least one back panel, first and second shoulder pads for providing shaping to the wearer's shoulders, each of the first and second shoulder pads being releasably attached to a respective one of the first and second shoulder areas, wherein the reversible garment has first and second opposing surfaces, with the first surface being external and the second surface being internal when the reversible garment is worn in a first configuration and the second surface being external and the first surface being internal when the reversible garment is worn in a second, inverted, configuration, and wherein the first and second shoulder pads are configured to (a) releasably attach to the second surface of the respective first and second shoulder areas when the reversible garment is worn in the first configuration, and (b) releasably attach to the first surface of the respective first and second shoulder areas when the reversible garment is worn in the second configuration.