Creating a Real‑Life Cyberpunk 2077 Jacket

Cosplayer creates a real-life Cyberpunk 2077 jacket, complete with a flexible OLED collar that you can actually game on. The project fuses Night City aesthetics with cutting‑edge tech, proving the vision is possible.

Key Components Used

  • Flexible OLED panels for the collar display.
  • Raspberry Pi 4 for smooth video playback across two screens.
  • EVA foam and fabric base to support delicate hardware.

The Challenge of Recreating Night City Style

Zibartas aimed to recreate the rare black‑white NUSA infiltrator jacket seen in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. In‑game, the inner collar features animated graphics, so he built a wrapped flexible OLED sleeve that mirrors this look. He explains the cost: “I paid around $300 for one panel, and I need four for the entire collar.”

The single hardware decoder can only play one video smoothly, causing stutter across multiple screens. Zibartas downgraded to an older but less‑restricted Raspberry Pi 4 to create a workaround that enables smooth playback on two displays—taking a week of work.

Constructing the base from fabric and EVA foam seemed straightforward until testing fit. The flexible OLED panels are fragile; they cannot withstand twisting, leading to “a sad and an expensive setback.”

Hardware Breakthroughs in Zibartas' Design

After many iterations, he added a semi‑rigid understructure that resists twist while keeping the jacket flexible. The OLEDs slide onto a track, with hard end caps protecting broken conductors. Because the screens are Linux and HDMI compatible, Cyberpunk 2077 can be streamed directly from the collar using an old Steam controller.

Getting to do more sewing was actually nice—it’s delicate work, but you won’t fail so hard that you need to start over. This real-life Cyberpunk 2077 jacket proves the vision is possible.

This project blends Night City fashion with tangible tech, and I can’t wait for Zibartas’ future creations.