Concept / Outerwear
Outerwear
Clothing worn as a layer over the body or other clothing
Clothing worn as a layer over the body or other clothing.
Teenage boy
Both languages share the English example images. Japanese prompts are the recorded translations.
A phrase to start with
Gives a subject the visible form of an outer layer of clothing.
Appearance and effects
A clothing layer is visible over the body or inner clothing.
Visual traits
- outer clothing layer
- layered construction
- torso or limb coverage
Expected changes
- The subject is more likely to read as wearing an outer layer of clothing
Five examples
1 — Medium-sized dog
Open image ↗2 — Cat
Open image ↗3 — Teenage boy
Open image ↗4 — A neutral person standing without outer layers against a plain background
The standard unoccupied-room comparison motif is an unoccupied interior with no wearer, so it is replaced with a neutral person who can receive outerwear without pre-staging it.
One neutral person standing against a plain background with no indicated outerwear, armor, uniform, weather, season, occupation, or culture.
- One neutral person with no indicated outerwear or role.
- A state with no indicated outer clothing layer.
5 — A neutral person standing without outer layers against a plain background
The standard landscape comparison motif has no wearer, so it is replaced with a neutral person who can receive outerwear without pre-staging it.
One neutral person standing against a plain background with no indicated outerwear, armor, uniform, weather, season, occupation, or culture.
- One neutral person with no indicated outerwear or role.
- A state with no indicated outer clothing layer.
Meaning and scope
Definition
Outerwear is clothing worn as a layer over the body or other clothing. It does not determine a particular form, material, warmth, weather, season, activity, occupation, era, culture, or the wearer's identity.
In more detail
It concerns a clothing layer worn over the torso or limbs. It is distinct from armor, a uniform, an overall clothing style, an item held in the hand, and the action of keeping warm. Outerwear alone does not infer cold weather, a season, an outdoor setting, occupation, social status, or regional or cultural dress style. Shape, material, color, manner of wearing, inner clothing, and environment can be specified separately.
Includes
- Clothing worn as a layer over the body or other clothing
Excludes
- A particular form, material, warmth, weather, season, activity, occupation, era, culture, or the wearer's identity
- Armor, a uniform, an overall clothing style, an item held in the hand, or the action of keeping warm
What this does not imply
- A particular form, material, warmth, weather, season, activity, occupation, era, culture, or the wearer's identity
Variability
Shape, material, color, manner of wearing, inner clothing, environment, and activity can be adjusted separately.
Usage and adjustments
Usage
- Use it as an outer layer of clothing without automatically adding climate, season, occupation, or culture
Distinguish similar expressions
- Specify shape, material, color, warmth, weather, season, activity, occupation, or cultural style separately only when needed
Typical uses
- Give a human or animal subject the visible form of an outer clothing layer
Possible failure modes
- Cold weather or winter is added as a requirement
- The result is fixed to a particular occupation or cultural dress style
- It is expressed as armor or a uniform
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