Cold weather clothing including coextensive fibrous insulation layer within shell and foam inserts in stress areas

An insulated clothing article for cold weather use, comprising:

• an inner layer of fabric;
• an outer layer of fabric interconnected to said inner layer of fabric to define a shell;
• said shell having a cavity therein, such shell dimensioned so as to cover at least a portion of a wearer's body;
• fibrous insulation positioned in said cavity substantially coextensive with said shell to keep the wearer warm in those locations where the shell covers the wearer;
• at least one flexible polymeric foam sheet positioned in said cavity;
• and
• wherein said at least one foam sheet is substantially smaller in surface area than said outer layer of fabric, and said at least one foam sheet is positioned adjacent said fibrous insulation at at least one location where the clothing article experiences a significant amount of stress to preserve the insulative quality of the clothing at said at least one location without restricting movement of the wearer.