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. 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:
9-588: 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. It was used in particular for men's trunk hose , but also for women's trunk or cannon sleeves (1575-1620). 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
18-412: 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 genitals , or hip and buttock padding worn to appear curvier and create
27-554: A stereotypically feminine hourglass silhouette. Padding is also added to clothing for insulation or cushioning reasons. Thus, many coats and outergarments (especially those for outdoor use in cold climates) are padded with such materials as felt or down or feathers or artificial insulations. Cushioning padding is included in some sporting goods, especially those intended for use in combat sports (e.g., fencing , some martial arts , etc.). Garments intended for actual use in combat were once commonly padded (e.g., by warriors in
36-472: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Trunk hose Hose are any of various styles of men's clothing for the legs and lower body, worn from the Middle Ages through the 17th century, when the style fell out of use in favour of breeches and stockings . The old plural form of "hose" was "hosen". In German these terms ( Hose , singular, and Hosen , plural) remained in use and are
45-533: The Aztec empire , by the ancient Greeks under armor, or by the Japanese until the mid-19th century), but have largely been replaced by light armor made of, for instance, Kevlar . If included in a vest, such armor makes a bullet-proof vest . Padding is also used by athletes in sports where friction is an issue, most notably in cycling shorts where it is termed a cycling pad . This fashion -related article
54-440: The doublet and tied from small holes. During the 14th century, medieval hoses were made of wool and were made to fit tightly. Towards the end of the century traders and shopkeepers wore coloured hoses. Some people did away with wearing shoes and instead wore a hose that had leather soles sewn under the foot section, this part of the hose being the same colour as the rest of the leggings. Brighter hoses seem to be more prominent by
63-422: The front opening. By the 16th century, hose had separated into two garments: upper hose or breeches and nether hose or stockings. From the mid-16th to early 17th centuries, a variety of styles of hose were in fashion. Popular styles included: Trunk hose and slops could be paned or pansied , with strips of fabric ( panes ) over a full inner layer or lining. A pansied slop is a round hose characterized by
72-476: The generic terms for trousers today. The French equivalent was chausses . Since the 13th century, hose were already known to have been worn in Europe; these were tights that stretch from waist to feet. The outline of the legs were conspicuously shown, with the groin area sometimes covered by a material called a codpiece . However, unlike modern tights, these hose were not elastic; they were held firm while laced to
81-474: The late 14th century, and seem to more resemble trousers that was held up with rope-belts at the waist; hose were sometimes tied directly to the doublet. 15th century hose were often made particolored or mi-parti , having each leg having a different colour, or even one leg made of two colors. These early hose were footed, in the manner of modern tights, and were open from the crotch to the leg. When very short doublets were in fashion, codpieces were added to cover
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