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Clear plastic clothing is clothing made from soft, clear plastic sheeting. Transparent rainwear is its most everyday form: a clear raincoat or cape lets the clothing underneath show through while shedding water, and clear plastic is also used for protective aprons, covers and novelty fashion garments. The term clear plastic fetishism names an interest in wearing clothing made of this material. This page explains the material itself — soft PVC sheeting, welded seams and simple fastenings — and the practical garments made from it.
Clear plastic fetishism is a desire to wear clothing made out of soft clear plastic.
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Soft clear plastic for clothing is normally PVC sheeting sold by thickness. It is completely waterproof, does not fray, and can be cut with scissors and joined without a sewing machine: the standard join is a heat or high-frequency weld, which fuses two layers into a single seam. That construction explains the look of clear plastic garments — flat panels, wide welded seams, and fastenings kept simple, because every stitched hole is a potential tear and leak. The material does not breathe, so garments made from it are designed as short-wear outer layers: rain capes, hooded raincoats, aprons and covers that go over ordinary clothing and come off indoors.
Transparent rainwear has been the material's steady market since the mid twentieth century, precisely because it solves a display problem: formal or colourful clothing stays visible at an outdoor event while staying dry. The same sheeting appears in protective clothing, in clear aprons for wet work, and in novelty and costume garments where transparency itself is the effect. Care is simple but specific: wipe clean, dry flat, and store away from heat and folding pressure, because PVC sheeting creases permanently and can stick to itself in warm storage. Within this definitions section the clear-plastic pages sit alongside the other material-based clothing terms — spandex, leather, rubber and PVC clothing — because in each case the material, more than the cut, defines the garment category.
Clear plastic clothing is made from soft, transparent plastic sheeting, typically clear PVC, which is waterproof, flexible and cut and joined in flat panels.
Soft plastic sheeting is usually joined by heat-welded seams rather than stitching, because needle holes would weaken the sheeting and let water through; fastenings are typically snaps, ties or zips.
Everyday uses include transparent raincoats and capes that protect clothing while leaving it visible, and protective garments such as aprons and covers where the surface must wipe clean.