# Hi-Tech Fashion Has Lungs Smoking Jacket By Bianca | Published 2008-01-13 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smoking-jacket References: [highsnobiety](http://www.highsnobiety.com/the_columns/sheone/sheone/archive/2008/january/10/smoking_jacket/index.htm) This remarkably [high-tech jacket](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/programmable-clothing) is designed for the polite smoker who doesn't want to fumigate non-smokers in the area. When exhaling, the wearer of the Smoker Jacket can blow down the side of the collar into a tube. The smoke is then sent through a channel of filters, making the clear fake lungs on the outside of the white jacket haze over. The more smoke goes through the lungs, the darker they get. Over time, they'll eventually turn an icky black, reflective of the smoker's lungs. It was designed by Fiona Carswell and is meant to act as a [health awareness](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shearling-style-hat). The crisp white jacket actually looks really stylish, but you have to wonder who would wear something reflecting their ignorance for their health. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.6/10 - Popularity: 94% | Activity: 97% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Inventions](https://www.trendhunter.com/inventions) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **High-tech Fashion:** Opportunity for integrating technology into fashion to create innovative and functional garments. - **Health Awareness Fashion:** Potential in designing clothing items that raise awareness about health issues and promote healthy habits. - **Personalized Wearable Filters:** Potential for developing wearable filters that can customize and purify air and eliminate harmful substances. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Fashion:** Fashion industry can leverage technology to create high-tech and health-conscious clothing. - **Health and Wellness:** Opportunity to integrate fashion and technology to promote health awareness and encourage healthy lifestyles. - **Air Purification:** Developing innovative wearable filters can disrupt the air purification industry by creating personalized and portable solutions. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Protective Silver-Infused Jackets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shielding-jacket.md) - [Scotch Sipping Jackets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scotch-sipping-jacket.md) - [See-Through Medical Device Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cyberpunk-inhaler.md) - [Wavy Smoke Wear Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stylish-smoke-wear.md) - [Space‑grade Privacy Jackets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electromagnetic-shielding-jacket.md) - [Metal-Infused Jackets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stone-islands-metal-mesh-jacket.md) - [Future-Focused Air-Filtering Suits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voice-in-sight.md) - [Phosphorescent Color-Changing Jackets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vollbak-firefly-jacket.md) - [Adaptive Inflatable Puffers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/air-milano-jacket.md)