Padding is thin cushioned material sometimes added to clothes. Padding may also be referred to as batting or wadding when used as a layer in lining quilts or as a packaging or stuffing material. When padding is used in clothes, it is often done in an attempt to soften impacts on certain zones of the body or enhance appearance by adding size to a physical feature. 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.