Padding
Padding is thin cushioned material sometimes added to clothes. Padding may also be referred to as batting or wadding when used as a layer in lining quilts or as a packaging or stuffing material.[1] When padding is used in clothes, it is often done in an attempt to soften impacts on certain zones of the body or enhance appearance by adding size to a physical feature. In fashion, there is padding for:
- Breasts – sometimes called falsies
- The male crotch – usually called a codpiece.
- Height – usually in shoes and often called elevator shoes
- Width of shoulders, called shoulder pads– in coats and other garments for men, and sometimes for women.
Bombast, consisting of horsehair, flock, bran, wool, rags, or cotton, was the padding used to give the required bulk to certain fashionable items of dress in Western Europe around 1600.
To alter features
Some padding is added to emphasize particular physical features. Women, for instance, rarely have prominent shoulders, but for some years shoulder pads have been added to women's blazers, dresses (blouses, etc.). This gave them a more masculine outline which was sometimes thought to be of benefit in business situations. Many men's blazers also have a little padding in the shoulders, but not to the same extent.
Padding can also be used to alter the silhouette or appearance of the lower half of the body. This may include a form of padding in the shape of male
As protection
Padding is also added to clothing for
References
- ^ "Definition of BATTING". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ C Willett & Phillis Cunnington, with illustrations by Barbara Phillipson and Phillis Cunnington. Faber and Faber Limited, 24 Russell Square, London. mcmlv (1955). page 45
- ^ C Willett & Phillis Cunnington, with illustrations by Barbara Phillipson and Phillis Cunnington. Faber and Faber Limited, 24 Russell Square, London. mcmlv (1955). p.85
- ^ "DuPont™ Kevlar®". www.dupont.com. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
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