A weighted lining comprises at least one weighting layer comprising a weighting material and at least one backing layer coupled to the weighting layer. The weighted lining is configured in a drapeable sheet. In some implementations, the weighted lining further comprises recessed areas formed in one surface and configured to cause the lining to drape in a predetermined way. In some implementations, the weighting layer is cut to remove weighting material and define the recessed areas. The weighted lining can be used with a garment, a full-size or scale costume, a furnishing or any other object, among other applications.

An article of clothing, in particular a protective vest, the size of which can be adjusted. At least one outer zipper with two rows of teeth is provided. The article of clothing has a first size in a closed state of the outer zipper and a second size in an open state of the outer zipper, wherein the first size is smaller than the second size. In the open state of the outer zipper, the rows of teeth are held together at a distance from each other by material which is at least partly covered by the outer zipper in the closed state of the outer zipper. An inner zipper with two rows of teeth is provided, said zipper being at least partly covered by the outer zipper in the closed state of the outer zipper and being exposed in the open state of the outer zipper.

A self-cooling garment system and method of using the same provides for a central unit system having at least one motor, blower, and battery disposed in its interior, at least one port on its upper side, at least one tube connected to the at least one port, and at least one garment configured to support the at least one tube. The blower may be configured to blow cool air through the tube, thereby releasing cool air throughout the garment and cooling the wearer.

An article of clothing with a storage compartment and a utility wire disposed within the storage compartment.

A wearable article is provided that includes embedded fidget elements that may be manipulated by the wearer. The fidget elements can be discreetly incorporated into various locations on the wearable article such as at hemlines, pockets, and other areas accessible to the wearer of the article of clothing. Incorporating fidget elements into a wearable article reduces distractions caused by using fidget elements while also maintaining benefits such as comfort, focus, concentration, reduced stress and entertainment that fidget elements provide to the user. The type and locations of the fidget elements on a wearable article may be customized to the needs and desires of the wearer of the clothing article, as are the properties of the fidget elements themselves.

The invention is to a protective pad for protection from impact and a protective garment using the same. The protective pad includes a foam part and a plate part. The foam part includes a plurality of channels, a plurality of cutout portions, and a plate accommodating section for receiving the plate part. The channels are formed in a first surface of the foam part and the plate accommodating section is formed in a second surface opposite to the first surface. The cutout portions of the foam part are through-holes formed in the foam part from the first surface to the second surface. The plate part is arranged on the plate accommodating section of the foam part, and the plate part includes a plurality of cutout portions that are substantially aligned with the cutout portions of the foam part.

An extender for an outerwear is described. The extender includes a first section and a second section. The first section provides a tapered first side and a substantially straight second side. The second section provides a tapered first side and a substantially straight second side. The extender also includes a fastening arrangement adapted to removably secure the second side of the first section to the second side of the second section. The extender also includes an anchoring arrangement arranged on the first side of the first section and the first side of the second section. The anchoring arrangement is adapted to removably secure the first section and the second section to first and second seams of the outerwear.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a wearable safety tourniquet apparel. The assembly provides a safety tourniquet that circumferentially integrates into a protective garment for applying pressure to an injured limb. The safety tourniquet has a resilient strap that circumferentially integrates into the limb sections of the protective garment. The strap is configured to wrap around the limb of the wearer directly, and without separation from the protective garment. The safety tourniquet also has one or more tensioning mechanisms that are operatively attached to the strap. In one possible embodiment, the assembly provides an eclectic assortment of tensioning mechanisms to tighten and loosen the strap around the limb.

A hem insert is adapted for forming an inwardly or outwardly-turned cuff in a garment. The hem insert comprises an elongated flexible strip having opposing ends and opposing longitudinal straight edges. The hem insert is adapted for insertion into a sewn circumferential hem of the garment, and the hem subsequently folded by a wearer to form the cuff.

A system comprising a wearable article to be worn by a person. an enclosure provided at the wearable article, the enclosure having an enclosure wall and being within reach of the person while wearing the wearable article, and a manipulable tactile element contained within the enclosure. The enclosure has an obstacle therein to form a non-linear path through the enclosure wherein the person wearing the wearable article must apply a force through the enclosure wall in order to move the manipulable tactile element past the obstacle in order to move the manipulable tactile element along the non-linear path.