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A sweatshirt is a long-sleeved pullover shirt or jacket fashioned out of thick, usually cotton, cloth material.[1][2] Sweatshirts are almost exclusively casual attire and hence not as formal as some sweaters. Sweatshirts may or may not have a hood. A sweatshirt with a hood is now usually referred to as a hoodie, although more formal media may still use the term "hooded sweatshirt".
History
[edit]In 1920, Benjamin Russell Jr., a quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide Football team, was tired of the constant chafing and itching caused by their wool football uniforms.[3] He worked with his father, whose company Russell Manufacturing Company made women's and children's knit garments, to come up with a better option.[4] They created a thick cotton practice jersey that was a modification of a ladies' union suit top.[5] These loose, collarless pullovers were the first sweatshirts. A new division of the company, focusing solely on the production of sweatshirts, became the Russell Athletic Company.
In Australia, the sweatshirt is sometimes referred to as a 'Sloppy Joe'.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "sweatshirt". Oxford English Dictionary (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/OED/2226632976. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
- ↑ "sweatshirt". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ↑ Gallagher, Jake (2013-08-28). "Dropping Knowledge: The Crewneck Sweatshirt". GQ. Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ↑ "Russell Athletic History". Russell US. Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ↑ "A Brief Exploration of the Evolution of the Hoodie". Queensboro: Behind the Seams. 2015-02-11. Archived from the original on 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ↑ "Australian Slang - Page 'S'". www.kangaroo-island-au.com. Archived from the original on 2024-12-29. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- ↑ "Australian Lingo". "Howdy Mates!". Archived from the original on 2024-12-29. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
External links
[edit]- "Sweatshirt". LoveToKnow. Archived from the original on 2017-09-04. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
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