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@Archie's_Grobags
As usual Tommy is right.
I know from years of miserable cold weather rides that once somebody describes winter cycling clothing as 'overkill' i'm looking at the right section.
Also, unless the person classing the product as overkill can back up his claims with evidence of riding in sub zero temperatures and horrendous storms on more than just a couple of occasions then he's maybe not the ideal person to say whether a certain product is overkill or not in my opinion.
If they're basing it on their own sub ten mile commute which they don't even do if the weather is 'too bad' then a certain product may well 'look' like overkill to them, but if they were wanting to keep warm at 6am every day of winter on a 4O mile ride, or when riding a century and getting stuck in the middle of a ruddy typhoid then they may change their mind. :]
As usual it all comes down to personal choice as to how badly you feel the cold and how badly you would prefer not too.