An American designer has developed an expanding dress that can — theoretically — be worn on public transport and used to deter overly affectionate menfolk from getting too close.
It’s just one of those “daft concepts designed to get headlines”, but the use of a demonstration video in Hong Kong alludes to the stereotype of some Asian men being a rather lecherous in their behaviour on trains.
The dress in question seems to be a bit well, weird — a really slow expanding framework that is also quite noisy.
Should have gone for in-car airbags. Man gets too close, and BOOM! dress is now double the size.
Dramatic and effective.
Of course, we Londoners had this a long time ago.
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