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Prior to that time woolen shirts had been considered work shirts and came in mostly dull colors. In 1924 the company began producing men's woolen sport shirts and by 1929 the company was producing a full line of woolen sportswear. The second Bishop son, Roy, had left the company in 1918 to form his own company, the Oregon Worsted Company.
Tights are most commonly worn with a skirt or dress by women. They are also most commonly worn under trousers or shorts by men. [citation needed] In the world of theatre tights are also common, especially in Renaissance-era costumes, and dance, particularly in ballet. The term "tights" has been used to try to ridicule certain traditional ...
In many places, especially in colder countries such as Russia and Korea, men and women continued to wear wool leggings into modern times, often as an additional outer layer for warmth. The linen pantalettes worn by girls and women under crinolines in the mid-19th century were also a form of leggings, and were originally two separate garments.
Having been valued at $32.89 billion in 2022, the global leggings market is expected to reach a value of $57.97 billion by 2031, according to analysis by market research company Growth Market Reports.
Today, stockings are commonly made using knitted wool, silk, cotton or nylon (see hosiery). The introduction of commercial pantyhose in 1959 gave an alternative to stockings, and the use of stockings declined dramatically. A main reason for this was the trend towards higher hemlines on dresses (see minidress).
The new company was founded under the name "Hand Knit Hosiery Company." It made socks and headwear, primarily from wool, for the residents and lumbermen of the area. At the time the company was supplied by numerous nearby wool mills. By 1922, Herbert Chesebro gained partial control of the company after purchasing Bentz's share.
Gold Toe was founded by Fritz S. Stern, Fritz Bendheim, and J. Kuglemanin in Bally, Pennsylvania on September 18, 1919, under the name Great American Knitting Mills. [2] In 1923, Rudolf Abrams, a cousin of Fritz Stern's wife, joined the company.
Jockey was originally named Coopers, Inc., and was founded by Samuel T. Cooper in St. Joseph, Michigan in 1876 as a hosiery business. [9] [10] [11] Cooper began the business after hearing that lumberjacks suffered from poorly constructed wool socks.