Biodegradable puffer jacket is designed to disappear in 5 years

If you live in a place where there is winter, you probably own a lot of jackets (unless you can just wear one or two the entire season). If you’re the fashionable sort, you probably discard them regularly and buy the latest, most fashionable one. However, traditional synthetic jackets can actually take centuries to decompose and contributes to landfill waste. What if you can create one that is made with eco-friendly materials and can disappear completely in a few years when placed in a certain environment?

Designer: Templa with ALLIED Feather + Down (AF+D) and Active Apparel Group (AAG)

Templa, in collaboration with ALLIED Feather + Down (AF+D) and Active Apparel Group (AAG), has created a groundbreaking 99%+ biodegradable down puffy jacket. This project, titled “Future Now: Designing to Disappear,” aims to revolutionize the fashion industry by creating a sustainable garment that completely disappears from the planet in approximately 5 years when placed in an anaerobic environment or a place where there is no oxygen, like underground.

The jacket features biodegradable 800 fill power down insulation, synthetic fabrics, and trims sourced by AAG, combined with Templa’s signature fashion-forward performance silhouettes. This collaboration emphasizes responsible choices and meaningful change, elevating the design from a stylish puffy jacket to a thoughtful and sustainable garment. All fill, trims, and fabrics are 99%+ biodegradable, backed by rigorous testing. Design-wise, it looks like your typical puffer jacket which is already stylish on its own. There are no details yet about the other “features” but we’ll probably get them by the time it’s released in September 2025 as part of the FW25 – Edition 12 Collection by Templa.

The jacket serves as a demonstration of how fashion and sustainability can coexist. It showcases the possibility of creating high-quality, stylish garments that are also environmentally responsible. It also can encourage the fashion industry to use more sustainable materials and to adapt sustainable practices which will not affect style, and hopefully, the price as well. By proving that high-performance, aesthetically pleasing apparel can be designed with a built-in end-of-life plan, Templa, AF+D, and AAG are setting a new standard for the industry. This collaboration serves as a powerful call to action, urging consumers to reconsider their purchasing habits and demand more from their clothing. As we eagerly await the release of this revolutionary garment in 2025, one question remains: will the fashion world embrace this vision of a more sustainable future? The answer, ultimately, rests on our collective willingness to prioritize responsible consumption and support innovations that truly design to disappear, leaving behind a cleaner, healthier planet for generations to come.

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