{"id":536,"date":"2023-10-24T03:58:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/this-umbrella-raincoat-is-the-latest-in-rainwear-innovation\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T03:58:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:46","slug":"this-umbrella-raincoat-is-the-latest-in-rainwear-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/this-umbrella-raincoat-is-the-latest-in-rainwear-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"This \u201cUmbrella Raincoat\u201d Is The Latest In Rainwear Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>The raincoat and the umbrella have been the staples of rainwear for decades, probably even centuries, but Chinese designers are attempting to challenge that with a bizarre new product currently called an \u201cumbrella raincoat\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The raincoat and the umbrella have been the staples of rainwear for decades, probably even centuries, but Chinese designers are attempting to challenge that with a bizarre new product currently called an \u201cumbrella raincoat\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FjJGCGfiqdylM5NpAxLfBy2Wt7eP?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/this-umbrella-raincoat-is-the-latest-in-rainwear-innovation\/#Photo_Aliexpress\" title=\"Photo: Aliexpress\">Photo: Aliexpress<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/this-umbrella-raincoat-is-the-latest-in-rainwear-innovation\/#Photo_Aliexpress-2\" title=\"Photo: Aliexpress\">Photo: Aliexpress<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/this-umbrella-raincoat-is-the-latest-in-rainwear-innovation\/#Photo_Aliexpress-3\" title=\"Photo: Aliexpress\">Photo: Aliexpress<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/this-umbrella-raincoat-is-the-latest-in-rainwear-innovation\/#Photo_Aliexpress-4\" title=\"Photo: Aliexpress\">Photo: Aliexpress<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Aliexpress\"><\/span>Photo: Aliexpress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>As the name suggests, this innovative rainwear accessory combines the raincoat and the umbrella with questionable results. For starters, it looks kind of ridiculous, and sellers on Chinese websites like Aliexpress actually list this fact as the only downside of the product. They actually phrase it a little differently \u2013 \u201cYou will get 100% rate of second glances\u201d \u2013 but that\u2019s just a fancy way of saying it looks weird. Also, like the good ol\u2019 umbrella, it only shields your upper body from the rain, with the lower torso and legs being almost completely exposed. On the upside, it does free up both your hands, which is apparently the main advantage of wearing an umbrella raincoat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fi8THEsVOgeoKK1xCMAGTwNOl-5n?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"528\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Aliexpress-2\"><\/span>Photo: Aliexpress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>\u2018But isn\u2019t the classic raincoat just better?\u2019 I hear you asking. Well, not if you want to show off your wardrobe while still enjoying some protection from the rain. Even those clear nylon raincoats become blurry and foggy in the rain, making it hard for passers-by to admire your fancy attire, whereas with the umbrella coat, they still have a clear view.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"3.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FjukxbcyJDiPdd0QXp5PMTOfIblf?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Aliexpress-3\"><\/span>Photo: Aliexpress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>Other advantages listed by online sellers include a lightweight, foldable design, two straps that keep it from being blown away by strong winds (take that, umbrella!), and being made of PEVA, a biodegradable vinyl.<\/p>\n<p>The umbrella raincoat comes in various sizes and colors, and if the Chinese online stores selling it are to be believes, it \u201cwill soon replace the traditional umbrella, and go into the [houses of] hundreds of millions of families\u201d. Time will tell, I guess.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"4.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fiihn6tDMXTg1Rs6vLir-A0BQxKE?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Aliexpress-4\"><\/span>Photo: Aliexpress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>If this thing had been invented in Japan, I wouldn\u2019t have bothered writing about it, those guys come up with something weird every day, but it turns out China has a taste for the bizarre too.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GIC.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlXXlKXBxtykYAuKbjvAxKMwIbVH?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"450\" height=\"488.9643463497453\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The raincoat and the umbrella have been the staples of rainwear for decades, probably even centuries, but Chinese designers are attempting to challenge that with a bizarre new product currently &#8230;","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}