Solarpunk is a movement that is built on optimism and reinvention, and looks for ways to incorporate both futuristic technology and natural elements in one setting. It is based on a need for analternative future, but also yearns for a back-to-nature style, while keeping the design focused around people. It looks back, and tries to take things from the past and integrate or reuse them in the future, and this can be truly fascinating and useful.
The genre of Solarpunk mainly revolves around the purpose of reclaiming the environment, but without its other aspects, like reinvention and optimism, it becomes something else. In this way, optimism is an inseparable part of the Solarpunk worldview, as without it, it could become a dystopia as easily as pother things could.
In this day and age, people tend to view the future as a darker version of the present, and they rarely try to fix it, instead giving in to a fatalistic point of view. We rarely view the future, or even our current lives, with an idealistic spin, so Plexus means to change that.
Plexus is a jacket which, through improving your posture, enforces confidence and optimism in the wearer. The jacket is made of reused fabric found in thrift stores, and has a flexible waistband to help improve posture. In use, the person would put the jacket on like a normal jacket, and then fasten it at the waist. The jacket would then work to improve your posture, and in this way, make you feel more confident.
