It is impossible to imagine a modern person's wardrobe without a sweatshirt. A warm and cozy jacket is an attribute of a fashionable young man and an indispensable clothing for people of older age; children wear it with pleasure and women do not ignore it.
Sweatshirts are spacious blouses made from thick knitted fabric. They must have long sleeves and a round neck without a cutout.
The blouse we are used to and its name have different stories. When pronouncing the name of a popular clothing model, today people rarely think about its origin. And we owe them to the classic of Russian literature L.N. Tolstoy. Despite his noble roots, Count Tolstoy enjoyed working in the estate’s garden and going out with the peasants to make hay. At the same time, he loved comfortable and loose clothes that did not hinder movement. He always wore loose canvas shirts with a belt. They became widespread and became known as sweatshirts.
Warm, loose-fitting cotton blouses first appeared in America in the last century. Manufacturer of women's and children's underwear B.Russell created it by accident. He tried to sew a warm, comfortable jacket for training of the children's football team where his son played. A warm cotton blouse was so much more comfortable than woolen sweaters that it quickly replaced them. For the name of the new model, they used an already well-known word that was used to describe spacious outerwear - a sweatshirt.
Initially, these blouses were worn mainly by athletes: it was very comfortable to train in them, the clothes did not restrict or hinder movement. Gradually, loose sweaters have become in demand not only by athletes, they are worn with pleasure by everyone who values comfort.
Today, sweatshirts are made from materials that have the ability to stretch.
Fabrics used in the production of popular products:
When using any of these materials, cutting and sewing are done so that the clothing stretches only in width.
A loose fit is the main distinguishing feature of the model, which should keep warm. Therefore, all sweatshirts are loose, mid-thigh length garments with long sleeves. Otherwise, fashion designers are not limited by strict boundaries. Products can have a hood, pockets, additional details and fittings.
The classic version of the product was cut out with a special type of sleeve - raglan. The raglan sweatshirt remains one of the most popular types of warm blouses for men.The peculiarity of raglans is that to sew in sleeves, the armhole is not cut: they are sewn into the neck, connecting to the front and back of the item. At the same time, there is no shoulder seam on the product, the shoulder line looks soft and rounded.
Sweatshirts have become universal clothing that is widely used and is allowed even for the office, if the dress code does not stipulate it.
Advice! For offices, you should choose plain clothes that do not have bright stickers or prints with the names of sports teams, and also do not have a hood.
Models with raglan sleeves go well with classic or sports jeans and office trousers. It is convenient to wear raglan models under a jacket or men's coat.
Fashion designers have created various product options, allowing each customer to choose an option to suit their taste.
Types of products:
Reference! Comfortable knitted sweatshirt-dresses for women have an elongated length, go well with narrow trousers, but can act as an independent wardrobe item (below the knee or floor length).
A sweatshirt is often confused with other models of warm clothing: a jacket or a sweatshirt. Let's figure out what is unique about each model.
The jacket traditionally has a through-button closure that connects the right and left panels. Some sweatshirts also have a fastener, but unlike sweatshirts, this is a zipper.
A warm jacket is necessarily a knitted product (by machine or by hand). Sweatshirts are sewn from ready-made knitted fabric.
A sweatshirt is one of the types of sweatshirts. But a sweatshirt does not have such details as a hood, pocket, or clasp. But every sweatshirt must have a cuff (on the sleeves and at the bottom of the product).
A small triangular insert in the center of the front, directly below the neckline, is a characteristic feature of the sweatshirt. Initially, the insert had a practical application (collecting sweat), but is now used as a decorative element.
A sweatshirt is always modern, fashionable, and comfortable.
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