Article of protective clothing

1. An article of protective clothing, comprising:

a strip of multilayered flexible material adapted to be wrapped around a wearer's neck to form a collar therearound, wherein the multilayered flexible material includes an interior layer of a flexible cut-resistant fabric disposed within a cover of a wicking fabric and wherein the strip includes an adjustable fastener at opposite short edges of the strip to adjust a diametric size of the collar and a long lower edge extending between the opposite short edges of the skirt;

a layer of protective padding attached to the strip and spaced between the short edges so as to be disposed diametrically opposite the adjustable fastener when fastened;

a skirt of multilayered flexible material extending downwardly from the long lower edge of the strip; and

an access opening disposed between the strip and the skirt, wherein the skirt is connected to the strip on opposite ends of the access opening.

2. The article of protective clothing of claim 1 , wherein the protective padding is coextensive with the strip.

3. The article of protective clothing of claim 1 , wherein the layer of protective padding comprises memory foam and is disposed within a medial portion of the strip.

4. The article of protective clothing of claim 1 , wherein a layer of the skirt comprises a flexible cut-resistant fabric.

5. The article of protective clothing of claim 1 , wherein the skirt has a variable width as measured perpendicular from the long edge longitudinally along the strip.

6. The article of protective clothing of claim 1 , wherein the protective padding extends from within the medial portion of the strip into the skirt.

7. The article of protective clothing of claim 1 , wherein the strip includes two layers of cut resistant fabric.

8. The article of protective clothing of claim 7 , further comprising a layer of padding attached to a component of the adjustable fastener and coextensive therewith.

9. The article of protective clothing of claim 8 , wherein the adjustable fastener includes a hook-type fastener component and a loop-type fastener component.

10. The article of protective clothing of claim 1 , further including a shroud of flexible material attached to the strip that is exterior to and covering the skirt, wherein the shroud circumscribes an opening for a wearer's neck and includes a front portion for covering the wearer's chest, a back portion for covering the wearer's back, and side portions for covering the wearer's shoulders, wherein the front and back portions are longer than the side portions.

11. An article of protective clothing, comprising:

an elongate strip of multilayered flexible material adapted to be wrapped around a wearer's neck to form a collar therearound, wherein the elongate strip comprises a first interior layer of a flexible cut-resistant fabric disposed within a first cover of a wicking fabric, wherein the elongate strip includes a long lower edge extending between opposite ends;

a skirt of multilayered flexible material extending downwardly from the long lower edge of the elongate strip, wherein the skirt includes a layer of cut-resistant material;

an adjustable fastener disposed at the short ends for fastening the elongate strip around the wearer's neck; and

a shroud of flexible material attached to the elongate strip that is exterior to and covering the skirt, wherein the shroud circumscribes an opening for a wearer's neck and includes a front portion for covering the wearer's chest, a back portion for covering the wearer's back, and side portions for covering the wearer's shoulders, wherein the front and back portions are longer than the side portions.

12. The article of protective clothing of claim 11 , wherein the skirt includes a first region adapted to be disposed below a front of the wearer's neck when the collar is formed therearound and second regions disposed between the first region and the longitudinal ends of the skirt adapted to be disposed over shoulders of the wearer when the collar is formed around the wearer's neck, wherein the second regions are shorter than the first region.

13. The article of protective clothing of claim 12 , wherein the skirt has a constant width along the length of the elongate strip.

14. The article of protective clothing of claim 13 further comprising a layer of protective padding attached to the strip and spaced between the short edges so as to be disposed diametrically opposite the adjustable fastener when fastened.