Padding

Padding is thin cushioned material sometimes added to clothes. It is often done in an attempt to soften impacts on certain zones of the body or enhance appearance by 'improving' a physical feature, often a sexually significant one. In fashion, there is padding for:

• Breasts – sometimes called falsies
• The male crotch – usually called a codpiece.
• Height – usually in shoes and often called elevator shoes.
• Width of shoulders, called shoulder pads – in coats and other garments for men, and sometimes for women.