Knitting Zen. Meet James. Press Coverage. Press Kit. Knitting Help. James' YouTube Videos. Definitions and Tips. They were standard menswear by the s, and even Eleanor Roosevelt wore one with tweeds in In every decade, the sweater vest found its man, for better or worse. The s man wore a sweater vest to polish his look. The s man fearlessly embraced the badly patterned, far-out wackadoodle sweaters vests of the era some, unfortunately, featured belts. Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel wears a trademark red sweater vest.
A fan even has it tattooed on her ass. And then there is the mysterious case of Rick Santorum. In , Santorum donned a solid navy blue sweater vest that was such a noteworthy choice that it even spawned its own Twitter account.
Sears called them Sleeveless Pullovers, while button-down styles were called Sweater Vests. Button down cardigan types could be yarn knit, but most were made of flat knit cloth. The stiffer fabric retained the waistcoat shape and suit vest look.
They can be difficult to find in good shape and larger sizes. New classic sweaters or modern sweater vests can work for an overall vintage look. This website is supported by advertising in the form of product links, banners, and sponsored articles.
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Questions about sizing and shipping are answered on the merchants website. By the end of the nineteenth century, fashionable clothing had become more relaxed as outdoor and leisure pursuits grew in popularity, cumbersome multiple layers reduced, and knitted underwear transformed into outer-wear.
Fashionable young men increasingly took up sports activities, and the masculine "sweater" a close-fitting, knitted undergarment for absorbing sweat generated by exercise was soon adopted by women.
The growing emancipation of women saw their participation in sports such as golf, tennis, and cycling, and, together with the bifurcated "bloomer," the fitted sweater formed an outfit which gave unprecedented freedom of movement. The publication of instruction booklets for knitting designs fostered the rapid spread of new sweater fashions. The evolving forms of the sweater have become symbolic of their time. During the s and s, key events influenced the sweater in fashionable dress: Coco Chanel's use of knitted jersey fabric inspired by men's sweaters for relaxed but sophisticated style; the Fair Isle patterned pullover worn by the Prince of Wales; Elsa Schiaparelli's famous trompe l'oeil hand-knitted sweaters; and the jazz age of F.
Scott Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby. The jumper-knitting craze that followed World War I's "knitting for victory" inspired several popular songs. Long lean "jazz jumpers" both homemade and store bought helped to define the softer, boyish silhouette of the "flapper" era. The intricate tailored hand knits of wartime thrift; the glamorous styles and provocative image of the Hollywood "sweater girls" of the s; golfing argyle-patterned sweaters, and the twin set of classic sophistication, produced, for example, by Pringle of Scotland , have all become standards.
The black polo-neck sweater of the avant-garde and the beatnik's "sloppy Joe" mohair sweater of the s; the growth of Italian style and casual wear in the s, and the ravaged punk sweater of the s, have also become iconic.
Pioneered by British designers such as Patricia Roberts, Artwork, and Joseph, the craft revival of the s and s transformed the hand-knitted sweater with multiple colors, pictorial or graphic patterning, and intricate stitchery. In Europe, Missoni and Kenzo applied new color, texture, and proportion to high-fashion sweater dressing, exploiting jacquard technology to the fullest. Krizia created a popular range of animal-patterned sweaters that became a signature in each successive collection.
Sonia Rykiel, Vivienne Westwood, and later Clements Ribeiro recolored traditional sweaters in stripes and argyle pattern variations. By the mid s, the knitwear designs of Missoni and Rykiel were again popular as revival fashion reinterpreted earlier periods.
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