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Winter clothing are clothes used for protection against the particularly cold weather of winter. [1] Often they have a good water resistance, consist of multiple layers to protect and insulate against low temperatures. [2] Winter clothes are especially outerwear like coats, jackets, hats, scarves and gloves or mittens, earmuffs, but also warm ...
It can be assumed that the animal skins were used for clothing throughout the human history, although in the ways that are primitive when compared to the modern processing, the earliest known samples come from Ötzi the Iceman (late 4th millennium BC) with his goatskin clothes made from leather strips put together using sinews, bearskin hat, and shoes using the deerskin for the uppers and ...
A ski suit can either be one-piece, in the form of a jumpsuit, or two-piece, in the form of a ski jacket and matching trousers, called salopettes or ski pants. [4] A ski suit is made from wind- and water-resistant or waterproof fabric, and has a non-removable liner made of nylon, silk, cotton or taffeta.
A vacuum is the best insulator, but its use in clothing is impractical. Dry air is a practical insulator. Extreme cold weather clothing uses still dry air to insulate the body, [2] layers of loose air trapping material are most effective.
Ripstop nylon is the primary material used in hot air balloons. Ripstop nylon is available in a wide range colors, sizes, thicknesses, textures, and weave densities (down to zero porosity to wind and water). It also may be made fire-resistant. [citation needed]
A 3-piece peignoir set of nylon and chiffon c. 1960s A peignoir ( / ˈ p ɛ n w ɑːr , ˈ p eɪ n w ɑːr / PEN -war, PAY -nwar , US also / p ɛ ˈ n w ɑːr , p eɪ ˈ n w ɑːr / pen- WAR , pay- NWAR , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] French: [pɛɲwaʁ] ⓘ ) is a long outer garment for women which is frequently sheer and made of chiffon or another ...
Qiana (/ k i ˈ ɑː n ə / kee-AH-nə) [1] is a silky nylon fiber developed in 1962 at the DuPont Experimental Station by Stanley Brooke Speck. The fiber was named Qiana when introduced by DuPont in 1968. [2]
Nylon is a fibre used to imitate silk; it is used in the production of pantyhose. Thicker nylon fibres are used in rope and outdoor clothing. Spandex (trade name Lycra) is a polyurethane product that can be made tight-fitting without impeding movement. It is used to make activewear, bras, and swimsuits.