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Drop of water on 100% polyester textile. Waterproof/breathable fabrics resist liquid water passing through, but allow water vapour to pass through. Their ability to block out rain and snow while allowing vapour from sweat to evaporate leads to their use in rainwear, waterproof outdoor sports clothing, tents, and other applications.
Sleeveless one-piece outfit worn over a shirt, with long legs dungarees [20] overalls, [17] bib overalls, farm overalls Long leg bottoms made out of thick sweatshirt fabric with elastic at the bottom joggers, [21] jogging bottoms, tracksuit bottoms [22] sweatpants, [23] joggers [24] Track suit trousers
A raincoat is a waterproof or water-resistant garment worn on the upper body to shield the wearer from rain. The term rain jacket is sometimes used to refer to raincoats with long sleeves that are waist-length. A rain jacket may be combined with a pair of rain pants to make a rainsuit. Rain clothing may also be in one piece, like a boilersuit.
Oilskin jacket and sou'wester. Oilskin is a waterproof cloth used for making garments typically worn by sailors and by others in wet areas. The modern oilskin garment was developed by a New Zealander, Edward Le Roy, in 1898.
A waterproof, breathable (hard shell) jacket. The outermost clothes are called the shell layer, but only if they block wind or water or have good mechanical strength. Both "soft" and "hard" shell jackets and layers exist. Hard shells are commonly woven fabrics and do not rip. Soft shells may rip more easily.
It was designed for use in areas with temperatures as low as −60 °F (−51 °C). Originally made with a sage green DuPont flight silk nylon outer and lining it was padded with a wool blanket type material until the mid-1970s when the padding was changed to polyester wadding making the jacket both lighter and warmer. The outer shell material ...
The Nehru jacket is a uniform jacket without lapels or collars, popularized by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India. The Bloomer Costume was a type of women's clothing introduced in the Antebellum period, that changed the style from dresses to a more male-type style, which was devised by Amelia Bloomer.
Puffer jacket or Puffa jacket, a type of padded jacket popular in the 1990s; Quarter Zip, or 1/4 zip, a jacket with a partial zipper extending down from the collar; Rain jacket, a short rain coat; Hardshell jacket, a wind and waterproof jacket typically made of breathable synthetic materials, lacking insulation and fabric softness