Bogner's Solar-Powered Ski Suit from space

No matter how often we humans fail at designing "futuristic" fashion that the real future inevitably disowns, it's always fun to try. Bogner's got a good thing going here, what with a few solar panels and myriad of LED lights embedded into the ski suit of the future, and since the suit was designed to help with Munich's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics, that gives us plenty of time to find the design perfectly detestable when the real future rolls around. The solar panels use thin film tech developed by OSRAM, with an output ratio of 55 lumen / watt. Even with that kind of efficiency, the moon must be pretty dang bright over there in Germany to power the suit as shown. Who knew?

[Via Be Sportier]

[Warren @ Dec 5th 2007 11:11AM]

WTF!? Reminds me of Close Encounters of the Third Kind... Someone call Richard Dreyfuss!

[Flashpoint @ Dec 5th 2007 11:13AM]

If you get caught wearing this in my city, you're gonna be so killed.

[Jagannath A @ Dec 5th 2007 11:44AM]

I know where u live !

[Blackstar @ Dec 5th 2007 12:32PM]

A male model was found dead today shortly after demoing Bogner's Solar-Powered Light Ski suit. Initial reports pointed to the cause of death was an assault by onlookers but CSI has confirmed he actually died of embarrassment.

[monkfishbandana @ Dec 5th 2007 3:12PM]

Am I the only one who took one glance at the picture and thought "...nice"?

It looks like he's wearing an Audi R8. And that wagon is damn fine.

[Flashpoint @ Dec 5th 2007 11:14AM]

Don't just go to the gay bar...bring the gay bar with you.

[Adoniteking @ Dec 5th 2007 2:58PM]

you could tell from his swag that he is probably humming "am too sexy for myself..." in his mind just to keep his confidence high.

[momotarosan @ Dec 5th 2007 11:19AM]

don't be silly, everyone knows that solar panels don't work at night

[Flashpoint @ Dec 5th 2007 11:21AM]

GEARS OF WAR

[debugy2k @ Dec 5th 2007 11:25AM]

Green Arrow style in Smallville...lol

[bonkeykong @ Dec 5th 2007 11:28AM]

I bet he wears a bluetooth headset.

[letstakeawalk @ Dec 5th 2007 11:40AM]

I could see this having legitimate application for bicyclists and pedestrians at night when visibility to traffic is highly desirable. Maybe a turn indicator could be incorporated...As long as there is an off switch, I could be interested in one of these!

[bob sakamano @ Dec 5th 2007 11:42AM]

is that a taller tom cruise modeling?

[Asystole @ Dec 5th 2007 11:43AM]

This is actually a really good idea with all the sun you get snowboarding/skiing, not only will it help with visibility of other people on the mountain but it could actually save your life if you got lost or stuck somewhere and needed to flag people down. And other than the lights it looks like a normal snow jacket, I don't know what you guys are complaining about. I hope they actually try to manufacture them and get these into production, they could make a killing.

[tommy @ Dec 5th 2007 11:44AM]

The jacket should have a scrolling marquee: "Ich bin eine Loser"

[nightshade @ Dec 5th 2007 4:54PM]

coming from germany i just laughed my ass off..
"Ich bin ein Loser" was probaby what you meant but damn, why are there so many german phrases known to you americans? it isn`t as though you knew.. just to have an example.. as many russian phrases.
Realy beats me.. (noticed tha in the last couple of years in various tvshows, just german scentences encorporated in a "normal" conversation without any translation).

cant just be because you won or you´d all speak fluent arabic..

[tommy @ Dec 6th 2007 3:57PM]

I'm glad some one out there got my joke... ;)

My edge is that I have a few German colleagues...

[Ken Burgett @ Dec 5th 2007 12:02PM]

Don't wear that outfit into Logan Airport, you could be shot as a bomber.

[rav97 @ Dec 5th 2007 4:22PM]

On the other hand, if you wear that outfit you probably deserve to be shot anyway...

[octoberasian @ Dec 5th 2007 12:06PM]

Notice how the guy in the picture is just *trying* to look cool while strutting with that? XD

It just seems that way. But, I wouldn't be caught dead wearing that. Probably only use I see is when I bike, even still... I just wouldn't wear it. It just screams out: "Hey, jump me because I look too dorky for my own good."

[Matthew Hilario @ Dec 5th 2007 12:30PM]

purchase within the next 10 minutes and get a free pair of L.A. Lights.
http://www.missingtoof.com/images/blg/LA_Gear_Lights.jpg

[Pete @ Dec 5th 2007 12:40PM]

Before I read the comments I actually thought that people placed that ...creation of visual violence in the "groovy" directory. Yes, I feel stupid now.

[nick2046 @ Dec 5th 2007 6:05PM]

He is so cute; daddy, can i hang him on our Xmas tree, please?

[eurobloke @ Dec 5th 2007 1:14PM]

I could see this technology on something like firemen's uniforms so they be found in dark and smoky environments, or on policemen, so at night, they could be recognised.

Essentially any night worker, we all know how good reflective stripes are in the dark (good, but not good enough).

[swmarc @ Dec 5th 2007 1:30PM]

Fire departments already use devices for locating each other. The use lights as well as a annoying alarm system the is incredibly loud.

[Froggy @ Dec 5th 2007 1:35PM]

what about scratching the solar panels when you take a dive? 'cos let's face it, if you don't go down at least once, you're not pushing yourself.

[Marshall @ Dec 5th 2007 1:38PM]

This would be pretty nice for bicycle commuters. Maybe a few more LEDs could be moved from the chest to the arms, and the headlamp (at least it looks like there is an integrated headlamp) could be made usable.

Also, wouldn't it be more efficient to have the solar panels in the shoulder/chest/head area rather than the stomach? If you are in a crouched or bent position (which often happens in sports) the current ones would be blocked.

[Naveed @ Dec 5th 2007 2:25PM]

take the lights off and add heaters for when your skiing in the shade or when its sun down. not sure how lights are skiing specific

[suntiger @ Dec 5th 2007 3:05PM]

Is it bad that I looked at that and thought "Do want!"?

[Ayle @ Dec 5th 2007 3:19PM]

Me too... I don't understand all the gay and loser jokes...

[Ellianth @ Dec 5th 2007 3:47PM]

Are either of you gay or a loser?

I looked at it and thought it was cool, but i fall in the first category.

*shrug*

P.S.
Is that a battery pack in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?
Say what? your leg is deformed? Eww gross!

[ugg.tryptophan @ Dec 5th 2007 8:56PM]

i thought something closer to close, but no dice. those three lights in between the bars is awkward, and the the goggles look dorky. but i would so buy this as a mod project, probably take out the lights and get goggles that fit

[suntiger @ Dec 5th 2007 9:00PM]

Ellianth: I also fall in the first category, but considering that I have no fashion sense, that's probably not why I liked it. I just think it looks good, you know? Though better with the hood down/zipped off, probably.

[kojo87 @ Dec 5th 2007 5:23PM]

Since when do clothes need to be powered?

[Silencio @ Dec 5th 2007 8:54PM]

Two words: Daft Punk.

[Walt @ Dec 5th 2007 9:25PM]

This reminds me of the Green Arrow suit from "Smallville"..

[Psmiffy @ Dec 6th 2007 6:32AM]

In the words of ?The Riddler? : It keeps me safe, when I'm jogging at night!

[skhawaja @ Dec 7th 2007 6:26AM]

Rhinestone Cowboy

Take a normal cowboy shirt and put a hood on it and light up the Rhinstones :] Country mods :]

The other photo of this guy has the red leds on the back of the jacket - as someone said on the original comments for the article "brake lights fog lights" :]