Vollebak says it creates clothing that feels like you re buying from the future , with its range also including a jacket that glows. Carlton Reid puts some of the range to the test.
With fabrics created from alga, graphene, and copper, and hoodies built to last a hundred years, two British ad men are creating the apparel and gear of the future
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Hoodies to help you sleep, solar-powered puffers to keep you warm and jackets made with copper fibres to repel viruses: just some of the ideas of twin brothers exploring the frontiers of clothing.
Vollebak’s Full Metal Jacket is made with more than 11 kilometres of copper thread to repel bacteria and viruses.
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