Layer
The unlined outer layer
a woven outer that stops moving air
Where this rung sits on the ladder
- shirt layerclosed — a category on this site
- knit layerclosed — a category on this site
- sweatshirt layerclosed — a category on this site
- insulationopen
- unlined outer layerclosed — this page
- weather shellclosed — a category on this site
A denim jacket is a woven cotton layer with no membrane and no tape on the seams. It sits outside the stack and it stops moving air, which is a real job and a narrow one. What makes this slot easy to plan around is what its listings never say.
What this slot does
It puts a woven cloth on the outside of the stack, which blocks moving air and holds the layers under it together.
What it never does
It does not address water. Not one listing that fills this slot uses the words waterproof, water-resistant or seam taped.
The words that belong to this slot
- trucker
- A named jacket construction with a yoke and a buttoned front. It describes the pattern, not the performance.
- oversized
- The listing’s own word for a cut with room in it. Read as a stacking fact, it means there is space underneath for another slot.
- shacket
- A name two listings here use for a garment between a shirt and a jacket. It is a name, and it changes nothing about the slot.
- distressed
- A finish applied to the cloth for appearance. It has no bearing on what this slot does.
What closes this slot
7 listings, across one category.
- Denim Jacketswind, and nothing about rain
Conditions that ask for it
- Dry and cool outdoorsOutside, dry, with moving air and nothing falling out of the sky.
- Sun and heatBright and hot, with the sky doing the opposite of raining.
Sources
- Federal Trade Commission — Threading Your Way Through the Labeling Requirements Under the Textile and Wool ActsThe FTC guidance on what a textile label has to disclose, including fiber content.
- Federal Trade Commission — Advertising FAQ’s: A Guide for Small BusinessPlain-language FTC guidance on what an advertising claim has to be able to back up.
- Legal Information Institute — 16 CFR Part 303, Rules and Regulations Under the Textile Fiber Products Identification ActThe rule text that governs how fiber content is disclosed on textile products.