Protective garment with separate inner and outer shells

A form-fitting, stretchable garment for covering at least part of an upper body of a wearer, the garment comprising a plurality of flexible foam cushioning pads permanently attached thereto, the cushioning pads being receivable and disposed only in a plurality of spaced apart sections each at least substantially covered by one or more of the cushioning pads, the sections covered by one or more of the cushioning pads including first and second side sections each being configured to at least partially overlay ribs of the wearer and to extend from a back to a front and over a respective side of the wearer's torso, the first side section including a first group of the cushioning pads, the cushioning pads of the first group disposed adjacent one another such as to define an O-shape around a first arm of the garment, the second side section including a second group of the cushioning pads, the cushioning pads of the second group disposed adjacent one another such as to define an O-shape around a second arm of the garment, each of the first and second groups of the cushioning pads including a plurality of rib pads configured to overlay the ribs in the back and in the front, at least one shoulder pad configured to overlay a shoulder of the wearer, at least one scapula pad configured to overlay a scapula of the wearer, and at least one clavicle pad configured to overlay a clavicle of the wearer, the sections covered by one or more of the cushioning pads being separated by distinct zones of the garment being and configured to remain free of the cushioning pads, the zones free of the cushioning pads defining a greater portion of the garment than the sections covered by the cushioning pads, a first one of the zones free of the cushioning pads extending from a rear edge of the first side section to a rear edge of the second side section.