Embodiments of a ballistic vest system having a ballistic vest plate carrier with a ballistic plate engaged to a ballistic ridge component disposed therein that provides protection against side spall and back face deformation caused by the impact of ballistic projectiles and shrapnel along the peripheral area of the ballistic plate and methods to manufacture such a ballistic vest systems are generally described herein. Other embodiments of a ballistic vest system may be described and claimed.

Embodiments of a ballistic vest system having a ballistic vest plate carrier with a ballistic plate engaged to a ballistic ridge component disposed therein that provides protection against side spall and back face deformation caused by the impact of ballistic projectiles and shrapnel along the peripheral area of the ballistic plate and methods to manufacture such a ballistic vest systems are generally described herein. Other embodiments of a ballistic vest system may be described and claimed.

A waistband lining and suit pants including the waistband lining are provided. The waistband lining includes: a cloth body (101) and a lining cloth (102), the lining cloth (102) including a front surface and a back surface which are opposite to each other, and the back surface of the lining cloth (102) being attached to the cloth body (101); and a digital printing layer (103), disposed on the front surface of the lining cloth (102). The digital printing layer (103) is applied to the waistband lining, improving the vividness and trueness of the color of printing on the waistband lining and realizing small batch production, saving production cost.

A waistband lining and suit pants including the waistband lining are provided. The waistband lining includes: a cloth body (101) and a lining cloth (102), the lining cloth (102) including a front surface and a back surface which are opposite to each other, and the back surface of the lining cloth (102) being attached to the cloth body (101); and a digital printing layer (103), disposed on the front surface of the lining cloth (102). The digital printing layer (103) is applied to the waistband lining, improving the vividness and trueness of the color of printing on the waistband lining and realizing small batch production, saving production cost.

Aspects herein relate to a garment having zoned insulation features. The zoned insulation features comprise projections that extend in the z-direction with respect to the surface of a base material forming the garment such that the projections face toward a body surface of a wearer when the garment is worn. The number and/or size of the projections may vary over the garment depending on the amount of insulation needed in different areas of the garment.

Microcapsules or macrocapsules have a core composition that includes a phase changing material (PCM) encapsulated within a polymer wall with an outer shell having a siloxane tethered to an exterior surface of the polymer wall by a surfactant. The siloxane may form a crystalline or a sol-gel outer shell. Methods of making such capsules and textile fabrics and clothing incorporating such capsules include treating pre-formed capsules with a surfactant solution followed by treating with a compound containing a siloxane functional group. The surfactant connects or tethers the siloxane to the exterior surface of the polymer wall and the siloxane forms an outer shell of the capsules.

Microcapsules or macrocapsules have a core composition that includes a phase changing material (PCM) encapsulated within a polymer wall with an outer shell having a siloxane tethered to an exterior surface of the polymer wall by a surfactant. The siloxane may form a crystalline or a sol-gel outer shell. Methods of making such capsules and textile fabrics and clothing incorporating such capsules include treating pre-formed capsules with a surfactant solution followed by treating with a compound containing a siloxane functional group. The surfactant connects or tethers the siloxane to the exterior surface of the polymer wall and the siloxane forms an outer shell of the capsules.

A garment having a torso portion with arm openings and a head opening, and at least one padding element attached to an inner surface of the torso portion, is provided. The at least one padding element can be positioned to prevent nipple show-through. A garment having a torso portion with arm openings and a head opening; an underlining extending laterally across a chest of a wearer, wherein the underlining is adapted to be between the torso portion and a wearer of the garment; and at least one padding element attached to the underlining, wherein said at least one padding element is positioned to prevent nipple show-through, is also provided. A garment having a torso portion with arm openings and a head opening, and a protective element integrated into an inner surface of the torso portion, wherein the protective element is positioned to prevent nipple show-through, is provided.

A concealable fidget system includes a pocket liner, a fidget pouch or belongings pouch that is concealable when attached to the pocket liner, at least one fidget object or other personal belonging placed inside the pouch, and an attachment mechanism for removably securing the pouch to the pocket liner. The attachment mechanism includes a first component attached to the pocket liner, and a second component attached to the pouch. The pouch is concealed within the pocket liner when the first component is connected to the second component to secure the pouch to the pocket liner. The fidget object or other personal belonging is engageable by a user within the pouch when concealed within the pocket liner. The pouch is removable from the pocket liner when the first component is disconnected from the second component. Additional aspects of the concealable fidget system include incorporating fidget objects into articles of clothing.

A concealable fidget system includes a pocket liner, a fidget pouch or belongings pouch that is concealable when attached to the pocket liner, at least one fidget object or other personal belonging placed inside the pouch, and an attachment mechanism for removably securing the pouch to the pocket liner. The attachment mechanism includes a first component attached to the pocket liner, and a second component attached to the pouch. The pouch is concealed within the pocket liner when the first component is connected to the second component to secure the pouch to the pocket liner. The fidget object or other personal belonging is engageable by a user within the pouch when concealed within the pocket liner. The pouch is removable from the pocket liner when the first component is disconnected from the second component. Additional aspects of the concealable fidget system include incorporating fidget objects into articles of clothing.