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One from the Graham Leggate collection, a Norwegian selburose design. A sweater (North American English) or pullover, also called a jersey or jumper (British English, Hiberno-English and Australian English), [1] is a piece of clothing, typically with long sleeves, made of knitted or crocheted material that covers the upper part of the body.
The sweater he wore during MTV's Nirvana Unplugged concert sold at auction for $137,500 (equivalent to $176,744 in 2023) [13] in November 2015. It was reported to have a burn hole, a button missing, and discoloration around the pockets. [14] [15] In 2019 it was re auctioned for $334,000 (equivalent to $398,035 in 2023). [13] [16]
Fibers invented between 1930 and 1970 include nylon, PTFE, polyester, Spandex, and Kevlar. Clothing producers soon adopted synthetic fibers, often using blends of different fibers for optimized properties. [100] Synthetic fibers can be knit and woven similarly to natural fibers. Synthetic fibers are made by humans through chemical synthesis as ...
A polo neck, roll-neck [1] (South Africa), turtleneck (United States, Canada), or skivvy is a garment—usually a sweater—with a close-fitting collar that folds over and covers the neck. It can also refer to the type of neckline, the style of collar itself, or be used as an adjective ("polo necked").
During the early 18th century the first fashion designers came to the fore as the leaders of fashion. In the 1720s, the queen's dressmaker Françoise Leclerc became sought-after by the women of the French aristocracy, [4] and in the mid century, Marie Madeleine Duchapt, Mademoiselle Alexandre and Le Sieur Beaulard all gained national recognition and expanded their customer base from the French ...
The well-preserved sweater was “handknitted in vibrantly colored fine wool” and made in a traditional knit style of the Faroe Islands, the archive said. A photo shows the red garment and its ...
The word hood derives from the Anglo-Saxon word hōd, [2] ultimately of the same root as an English hat. [3]Hoodie is sometimes spelled hoody [1] and can also be called a hooded sweatshirt [4] or just a sweatshirt, although that term can also include all sweatshirts, including those without a hood.
Alfie Date, who became an internet sensation after knitting sweaters for penguins in need, passed away at age 110 on Monday. The loving father of seven, known for the unlikely hobby, took up ...