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2. Sportswear - Wikipedia

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   If a shirt is made from a natural absorbent fabric like cotton, the moisture gets absorbed into the fibers and the shirt or garment may feel wet and heavy. Moisture-wicking fabrics such as polyester are designed to keep the sweat on the outer surface, acting like channels to transport the sweat to the outer layer of the shirt or garment.

3. Boxer shorts - Wikipedia

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   Around that time many of the men who preferred boxers were older men who became accustomed to wearing them during their time in the U.S. military, and best selling color of boxers was white. Boxer shorts got a fashion boost in 1985 when English model and musician Nick Kamen stripped to white Sunspel boxers in a 1950s-style launderette in a Levi ...

4. Windbreaker - Wikipedia

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   A Rissman company ad for windbreaker jackets (1942) United States President Richard Nixon wearing a windbreaker on September 6, 1969. The term was first used by the John Rissman company of Chicago for its gabardine jackets. "Windbreaker" is used in the United Kingdom and certain Commonwealth countries, including Australia and India. It can also ...

5. Leggings - Wikipedia

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   Leggings in various forms and under various names have been worn for warmth and protection by both men and women throughout the centuries. The separate hose worn by men in Europe from the 13th to 16th centuries (the Renaissance period) were a form of leggings, as are the trews of the Scottish Highlands.

6. PVC clothing - Wikipedia

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   PVC plastic is often called "vinyl" and this type of clothing is commonly known as vinyl clothing. [2] PVC is sometimes confused with the similarly shiny patent leather . The terms "PVC", "vinyl" and "PU" tend to be used interchangeably by retailers for clothing made from shiny plastic-coated fabrics.

7. Hauberk - Wikipedia

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   A hauberk or byrnie is a mail shirt. The term is usually used to describe a shirt reaching at least to mid-thigh and including sleeves. [ 1 ] A haubergeon ("little hauberk") refers to a smaller mail shirt, [ 2 ] that was sometimes sleeveless, [ 3 ] but the terms are occasionally used interchangeably. [ 3 ]

8. Bikini - Wikipedia

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   While the two-piece swimsuit as a design existed in classical antiquity, [6] the modern design first attracted public notice in Paris on July 5, 1946. [7]Operation Crossroads was a nuclear test series at the Bikini Atoll, and the inspiration for the naming of two French swimsuit designs at the time, including the bikini.