Polartech Heat Battery Inserted Panels in Clothing

One could argue that wiring fashion with iPod cables or LCD screens is still in it's most rudimentary phases for a fashion lover. The LCD's still glare out flashing across belts in a carnival, freakish, circus way--but one can't blame the geeks for lack of aesthetics, at least they are trying harder than the high fashion designers to integrate.

Although not flashing their style down the Paris catwalks, it's interesting to note that clothing brand Polartech--the inventors of synthetic fleece fabric--have now taken a stab at integrating heated panels into their jackets--something that we can imagine can bleed into snowboarding and sport fashion easily.



The panels (1 - 2) seem flexible enough and are battery operated. Innovative heat panels use a conductive fabric instead of wires to heat up. Now you will have to juggle two remote controls as you jog in central park or shush down Mt. Blanc, because this system has a wireless remote control. The contoured rechargeable battery delivers 2 hours of heat on high, 3 hours of heat on medium, and 6 hours of heat on low.

In our opinion Polartech should work together with Argentinian designer, Dorina Vidoni, who uses a great deal of synthetic fleece in her collection year after year. It could lead to a stylish fashion collection with built in technology to keep women warm when outside at the next fall fashion party.