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Clothing's bodyguard: the layer that meets the weather so you don't have to.
means Garments worn over your regular clothes for warmth or weather protection, like coats, jackets, and parkas.
from Plain English compound from outer plus wear, coined in the late 1800s as ready-made clothing categories needed shelf labels.
Retail termBorn from catalog and department-store classification needs.
Status armorA great coat outranks the whole outfit beneath.
Layer logicOutermost layer fights wind, rain, and first impressions.