Bubble Jackets are so 90’s. If you want to really close out this decade in style, you should be dressed like you’re waiting to hop aboard one of Richard Branson’s space cruisers. Luckily Jonah Smith and Palmer West have got you covered (so long as you can pony up the $300 for their wares).

The Aether Apparel Space Hoodie is a high-tech looking  jacket/hoodie with an ultralight Primaloft fill and a Riri waterproof zipper which makes it great for wet or dry weather. Suitable for layering, it also has a neat cut, so it won’t hang baggy as a solo piece over your favorite t-shirt.

Rumor has it that the pair of Hollywood producers who own the company dreamed up their designs as a more stylish alternative to the bulky outerwear of their contemporaries while out on the slopes one day. And though a bit on the pricey side, the multiple colors (black, blue and grey) and high-quality construction, paired with the design that is stylish in it’s own right rather than bouncing on a current trend, means that the Space Hoodie could easily become your go-to hoodie for years to come. Whether you’re chatting up your ski instructor or just making an early-morning winter run to the coffee shop.

Looking for a holiday present for your favorite type geek or font freak? Everyone knows that dressing down is the new dressing up at any agency outside of Sterling Cooper, and the typography hoodies being sold in the merch section of Veer are sure to bring a smile to the face of any Quark jockey worth their salt.

Veer is a creative agency with a knack for designing good-looking merchandise that is also exceedingly clever, like the $59 Typography hoodie that is sure to garner a second (and third) look.

Maybe more clever (and appropriate for Halloween) is the Extra Black hoodie, which also sells for $59 and glorifies some of the darker terminology used in typesetting. The dagger at the end provides a nice punctuation, as does the black-on-black design set in Univers Extra Black.

And if your not really feeling in need of a hood, the Kern zip-up is sure to get a chuckle from anyone in on the joke.

First up is the Thinkgeek Zombie Brains Hoodie. Now some might sneer at an all-over print hoodie, but then the backside of this bad boy is going to sneer right back at you. And inside the hood is some silk-screened grey matter in a bright fleshy pink.

Skate-brand Etnies has a pair of full-zip zombie hoodies that are more campy than creepy, especially the white version with a bowtie-wearing shambler.

If you haven’t had your fill of spooky streetwear, you can get the more direct “I *heart* Brains” hoodie from the awesome Washington shop Merch-Bot (heart and brains? I guess a zombie’s gotta have options).

And, lest we forget, as we pump them full of buckshot and pummel them with pitchforks, Zombies were people too.

Designed by entrepreneur Ashley Davidson, the iPod hoodies are available for 3rd and 4th generation iPod photo/video (the big one), iPod Nano and iPod mini, and come in two colors – heather grey and bubblegum pink. The hoodies can also be customized with one of four screen-printed designs: the Doodled (featured above), the tattoo-style limited edition “All loved up”, and the Merch, with patterns paying homage to four different music styles.

No word yet on whether the lineup will be refreshed for the new models, but if you’ve got an iPod today that could stand to be a little more cozy, prices range from £9.99 (approx. $20) to £12.99 (approx. $26), and orders are processed through Paypal. Shipping takes 3-5 days inside the UK, though the company will ship worldwide for around £3.00 ($6).

The Bladerunner brand, based out of Romford, Essex, has recently expanded beyond their security community focus to offer protective clothing to parents of students and concerned citizens everywhere. Strong sales and a series of positive news stories (although most of the ones I was able to find read more like press releases) have convinced the label to branch out into the consumer market, offering several style and color alternatives to their dark black hoods, and an urban-themed portal site to buy them from.

Prices run from £ 20.00 (approx. $40) for the unlined hoodies, up to £64.99 (approx $130) for the kevlar-lined hoodies. They come in solid colors or “chemical print” and “razorwire” designs, and in addition to the traditional black Bladerunner has pink and light blue styles designed for female joggers. Sizes run from small to 3XL.

Given the bad rap hoodies traditionally receive in the UK, I don’t know whether something like this is good or bad for the stereotype.

Originating from a 2003 Campana brothers workshop with the themes “containment” and “constructing from deconstruction”, the Hood Chair by Swedish firm BRDA – Broberg & Ridderstråle Design & Architecture – plays upon the different visual appearances furniture takes on when in use, such as the look of a chair when someone “claims” it by laying their jacket or hoodie over the back.

BRDA does some fantastic conceptual design, though I could find no indication that this chair is currently for sale. It would make a great addition to any apartment, though I wouldn’t act too surprised when your cat claims the hood as her own space.

It’s cool, stylish, and chock-full of functional and impractical embellishments that are the mark of any good outerwear; the biggest strike against it is the airplane emblazoned on the front, which a month or so on looks out of place without two snakes wrapped around it.

Things like the built-in earphone compartment and iPod pocket are becoming standard on kitted-out hoodies, so it’s the snap-out, fold-down light shield and inflatable neck pillow that really set this hoodie apart. Unfortunately there’s no info on Burton’s site, leaving me to imagine a Nike Pump style inflatable button for filling the neck piece with air. Regardless, it’s infinitely more stylish than those inflatable neck pillows that look like they could double as hemoroid aids.

The idea seems to be borrowed from Matthew Gale’s Excubo jacket, winner of the national DYSON Eye for Why Design Competition (and quite a bit more Blade Runner-ish).

The Burton sleeper is $100 and available in black and heather grey from the Burton online store.