'Levi’s ICD+ Jacket' with built-in GSM cellphone and MP3 player (2000-2002)
“A collaboration between Philips and Levi’s, the ICD+ Jacket launched in summer 2000, and is considered to be the first commercial wearable electronics garment."
“A collaboration between Philips and Levi’s, the ICD+ Jacket launched in summer 2000, and is considered to be the first commercial wearable electronics garment."
The jacket had strategic pockets for a Xenium cellphone, Rush MP3 player and earphones along with channels for the wiring throughout the garment. A central control module connected all the devices to allow the wearer to switch between them and control their separate functions.”
Philips had been developing wearable concepts for years, as seen in books like New Nomads (samples shown below), and the partnership was supposed to generate a full line of clothing with various electronic functionality, but like most Y2K things it vanished after a few years.
Bonus:
1. Levi's ICD+ (Industrial Clothing Division) logo
2. 'Storage Courier' jacket from the ICD line, transforms into a backpack. (unknown year)
3. ICD+ S/S 2001 - 'Cagoon' jacket
4. ICD+ S/S 2001 - 'Storage' jacket
#3 + 4 scanned from 'The Supermodern Wardrobe' (2002)
1. Levi's ICD+ (Industrial Clothing Division) logo
2. 'Storage Courier' jacket from the ICD line, transforms into a backpack. (unknown year)
3. ICD+ S/S 2001 - 'Cagoon' jacket
4. ICD+ S/S 2001 - 'Storage' jacket
#3 + 4 scanned from 'The Supermodern Wardrobe' (2002)
