Systems for securing and retaining positions of layered outerwear

A system comprising:

• a garment including a body section for substantially covering the torso of a user wearing the garment, two arms extending from the body section of the garment, and a hood for optionally covering a head of the user, wherein an upper edge of the body section of the garment and a border of the hood define an opening for the wearer's face when the hood is worn over the user's head, wherein the hood comprises a hood-securing element having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the hood-securing element affixed to the hood on an inside of the hood proximate to a top of the hood to securely fasten the hood to a hat worn by the user and secure the hood in a front-to-back position and a side-to-side position on the head of the user while the user participates in activities, the hood-securing element having an aperture in the first side defining an opening to a cavity, wherein a circumference of the aperture is greater than the circumference of a hat button of a hat, the cavity defining a volume for engaging the hat button of the hat such that the cavity substantially encloses the hat button of the hat when the hood-securing element is installed on the hat.