Composite items of footwear and handwear

A composite item of footwear comprising a main body defining a volume to accommodate a foot of a wearer of the item, the main body comprising an outer layer, an inner layer and a waterproof and breathable intermediate layer between the outer and inner layers, the main body having an opening through which the foot can be inserted to be accommodated in the volume, the opening defined by a cuff arrangement comprising a cuff region of the main body that comprises an end region of each of the inner and intermediate layers and a cuff inner portion of the outer layer that extends beyond the end regions, the cuff arrangement further comprising a waterproof cuff band that is fixed to one or both of the cuff inner portion of the outer layer and the end region of the inner layer to extend over an inside and around the open end of the cuff inner portion and back over an outside of the cuff inner portion to lie over and to be fixed to an outside of the outer layer, a location at which the waterproof cuff band is fixed to the outer layer is at a distance from the opening that is greater than the distance between the opening and a location at which the waterproof cuff band is fixed to the cuff inner portion or the end region of the inner layer.