Stack
Wet and mild
Rain falling, and the air is not the problem.
This is the condition the catalog is best equipped for. Every rung this condition asks for is closed by something, and the interesting work is not choosing a slot but reading nine listings that mostly use the same word and mean slightly different amounts by it.
The rungs, in order
The shirt layer
Closed by Button-Down Shirts
The base. Nothing about this slot changes because it is raining.
The knit layer
Closed by Cardigans
A knit under the shell. This is the only thickness in the stack, and the shell above it adds none.
The weather shell
Closed by Raincoats
The outermost slot. Nine listings close it, and they differ mostly in whether they state a seam treatment, a lining or a hood.
What the listings actually say
Eight of the nine rain listings print a water word. One does not, and instead states heat-sealed seams and a quick-dry fabric. Two state a seam treatment. Three state a lining, which describes a second layer of fabric and not insulation. One prints a hydrostatic figure without naming the method that produced it. Eight of them state a hood, which for the outermost slot is the detail that gets used most often.
What to check instead
- Whether the listing states anything about seams, because seven of the nine do not
- Whether a hood is stated, and whether the listing says it folds or adjusts
- Whether the word lined appears, and reading it as a second layer of fabric rather than as warmth
The words this condition runs into
Sources
- AATCC — Standard Test Methods and ProceduresThe published list of AATCC test methods, including the ultraviolet transmission method and the hydrostatic pressure method by name.
- Federal Trade Commission — Policy Statement Regarding Advertising SubstantiationThe FTC statement that an objective product claim has to have support behind it.
- OEKO-TEX — STANDARD 100The certification program’s own description of what its label covers.
Nothing left open
Every rung this condition asks for is closed
That is a statement about this condition and about this catalog, and about nothing else. It does not mean the stack is enough for any particular day, because no listing here states a temperature range and this site does not invent one.