The suit came courtesy of Elisabetta Franchi's Fall 2025 ready-to-wear collection, with finishing touches thanks to Sweeney's stylist Molly Dickson. Oropeza, meanwhile, opted for a custom suit ...

The men also wear necklaces and headbands, but with a thicker waist belt. From a distance, they appear healthy and thriving and observers have noted many children and pregnant women at times.

“It’s a fixed vest,” Uhlenhaut says. “I don’t have two shoulder straps, I don’t have two waist belts, it’s just one system.” The system itself boasts ease of use, as the user starts with the plate ...