Talk:Layered clothing

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[edit] Outermost layer may not be shell layer

I reverted as following:

Reverted from: The outermost clothes are called the shell layer as they are designed to block wind and/or water.

Reverted back to: The outermost clothes are called the shell layer in case they block wind and/or water.

Perhaps the text needs to be more clear that the outermost layer may not be a shell layer. Consider a sweater over a t-shirt. The sweater is not a shell layer garment because it doesn't block wind or rain. Sweater isn't a reasonable "shell" against anything. The second sentence of the paragraph attempts to make that point.

Skarkkai 20:59, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What is "active layer"?

Edit on 08:09,9 March 2007 by 81.102.64.101 claims that the term "active layer" means the inner layer. Based on some googling there doesn't seem to exist a good consensus on this term. For instance:

• DuPont has a trademark "DuPont Active Layer", with definition: "A 20 micron, soft, very breathable, waterproof, windproof and stretchable monolithic polyester film, intended for lamination to a support fabric." Clearly that's intended for the shell layer.

• https://www.secured-url.co.uk/adventurepeaks/acatalog/Mid_Layer_Clothing.html describes a jacket as following: "Women's wind resistant hooded full zip active layer. The jacket excels for year round mountain walking, with fully protective features and a balance of windproofing, warmth and breathability in a women's fit."

If there are no objections, I'll remove or rephrase the active layer mention.

Skarkkai 15:23, 1 April 2007 (UTC)