Now that winter’s here, how tempting it is to stay at home and rug up warm and cosy. Wrapped up in a duvet*, perhaps. What if you could actually wear your duvet?
Sounds too good to be true, especially if you’re one of those hothouse plants that really feels the cold, but a small Australian company called Lazypatch has made your dream come true.
Jonathan Charlton got the idea from a friend Simon Rhoden, a cystic fibrosis sufferer who needed to keep warm while spending time resting on the couch. In fact, a percentage of the Lazypatch profits go in his memory to the Simon Rhoden Foundation, to support others with cystic fibrosis.
Jonathan, from Melbourne, was working in the media industry and knew nothing about the clothing trade. However, with encouragement from his family, he experimented over four years until he had a product he was happy with.
You can see these duvet suits on the front and back cover of the August edition of BIG Crossword magazine because we’ve got 5 suits to give away as special prizes this month.
If you would like to buy one anyway, visit their website www.lazypatch.com and you’ll be able to stay warm on the couch, however low the temperature plunges.
We believe in supporting small Australian businesses like this one, where hard work and enterprise have come up with an original Australian invention.
Happy Puzzling!
*With the word ‘doona’ trademarked by Pacific Brands, Jonathan has to be careful to always use the word duvet in relation to his suit
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