Winter clothing are clothes used for protection against the particularly cold weather of winter.Often they have a good water resistance, consist of multiple layers to protect and insulate against low temperatures.Winter clothes are  especially outerwear like coats, jackets, hats, scarves and gloves or mittens, earmuffs, but also warm underwear like long underwear, union suits, snow boots and socks. Military issue winter clothing evolved from heavy coats and jackets to multilayered clothing for the purpose of keeping troops warm during winter battles.