Layering
The practice of wearing multiple thin garments rather than a single thick one for temperature management.
What is Layering? The practice of wearing multiple thin garments rather than a single thick one for temperature management.
Layering is the foundational principle of cold-weather and variable-weather dressing. Multiple thin layers trap more body heat than a single thick layer of equivalent weight, and allow finer adjustment of warmth (add or remove a layer as conditions change). The standard three-layer system (base, mid, shell) handles nearly any condition below treeline.
Layering in our guides
Layering appears in the following WhetherWear guides (showing 18 of 58):
- Fall Layering Essentials: The Transitional Wardrobe That Lasts From September to December
- How to Dress a Baby for Cold Weather: A Parent's Layering Guide
- How to Pack for a Winter Trip: A Cold-Weather Carry-On Strategy
- Layering for Office Air Conditioning: The Hidden Climate Problem
- Travel Packing by Climate: A Universal Framework for Any Trip
- What to Wear at 10°F: Outfit Guide for Severe Cold
- What to Wear at 20°F: Outfit Guide for Cold Winter Days
- What to Wear at 30°F: Outfit Guide for the Freezing Point
- What to Wear at 60°F: The Sweet Spot Layering Guide
- What to Wear at 75°F: Outfit Guide for Warm Weather
- What to Wear Baby in Fall: Layering Guide & Safety Notes
- What to Wear Baby in Spring: Layering Guide & Safety Notes
- What to Wear Baby in Summer: Layering Guide & Safety Notes
- What to Wear Baby in Winter: Layering Guide & Safety Notes
- What to Wear Cycling in Any Weather: A Year-Round Cycling Wardrobe Guide
- What to Wear for a Snow Day Commute: The Office-to-Sidewalk Outfit System
- What to Wear Hiking: The Complete Layering System for Any Trail
- What to Wear in April: A Month-by-Month Outfit Guide