Ladies, take your battle for the environment a little closer to your heart with a solar-powered bra that can generate¹ enough electric energy to charge a mobile phone or an iPod.
 
Ladies, take your battle for the environment a little closer to your heart with a solar-powered bra that can generate enough electric energy to charge a mobile phone or an iPod.

Lingerie maker² Triumph International Japan Ltd unveiled its environmentally friendly, and green colored, "Solar Power Bra" on Wednesday in Tokyo which features a solar panel³ worn around the stomach.

The panel requires light to generate electricity and the concept bra will not be in stores anytime soon, said Triumph spokeswoman Yoshiko Masuda, as "people usually can not go outside without wearing clothes over it."

But it does send the message of how lingerie could possibly save the planet, Masuda said, adding that the bra should not be washed or sunned on a rainy day to avoid damaging it.

Being eco-friendly is now fashionable in Japan, and the "Solar Energy Bra" follows the company's other green-themed undergarments that include a bra that turns into a reusable shopping bag and one that featured metal chopsticks to promote the use of reusable chopsticks.

"It is very comfortable and I can really feel involved in eco-friendly efforts as well," model Yuko Ishida said.

想把环保做到更“贴心”的女士现在可以选择一种“太阳能文胸”了！这种文胸产生的电量能够给手机或iPod充电。

日本“黛安芬”内衣公司于本周三在东京公布了这款绿色的“太阳能环保文胸”，这款文胸的主要特点是其腹部区域安有一块太阳能面板。

黛安芬公司的女发言人增田美子说，这块芯板采光后才能发电，不过这款“概念内衣”近期不会上市，因为“人们不可能只穿着内衣出门”。

但它的确能让人们认识到内衣也可以保护我们的地球。此外，这种内衣不能洗涤或在雨天晾晒以避免损坏。

目前环保在日本十分流行。这款“太阳能文胸”推出前，黛安芬公司还推出了其它“绿色”主题的文胸，如可变身购物袋的文胸，以及旨在鼓励人们使用非一次性筷子的可插“金属筷”文胸等。

模特石田勇子说：“这款内衣非常舒适，穿上它让我感到自己也为环保尽了一份力。”