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38 Nicholas Jinkinson Nicholas Paterson/ Design Products wearable hanger A wearable hanger, either retro-fitted or integrated as part of the garment at manufacture. It allows the jacket to hang correctly almost anywhere from chair backs to car hooks preserving its shape and offering a structurally and visually superior alternative to present solutions. A fundamentally simple design using plastic technology, it combines flexibility when wearing with rigidity when hanging. Particular inspiration has come from looking at where coats are placed during the day by those constantly on the move in an urban environment, and the fact that detailed design thought is not given to what happens to a garment when it is not being worn.

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