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2. Pendleton Woolen Mills - Wikipedia

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   During World War II, 1941–45, Pendleton Woolen Mills devoted most of its production to blankets and fabric for uniforms and clothing for the US military services. In 1949, after postwar market research showed a desire for women's sportswear, the company introduced a line of wool clothing for women and the '49er jacket proved extremely popular.

3. Mackinaw cloth - Wikipedia

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   Eva Marie Saint, on the left, and Marlon Brando who is wearing a Pendleton jacket with a zip fastening rather than the conventional buttons, in On the Waterfront, 1954. Mackinaw cloth is a heavy and dense water-repellent woolen cloth, similar to Melton cloth but using a tartan pattern, often "buffalo plaid". It was used to make a short coat of ...

4. Cardigan (sweater) - Wikipedia

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   Coco Chanel is credited with popularizing cardigans for women because "she hated how tight-necked men's sweaters messed up her hair when she pulled them over her head." [ 7 ] The garment is mostly associated with the college culture of the Roaring Twenties and early 1930s, being also popular throughout the 1950s, 1970s, 1990s, 2000s and into ...

5. Sweater - Wikipedia

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   sweater, cardigan: sweater, cardigan, jumper Women's sleeveless dress: jumper: pinafore Cotton (or jersey) garment covering torso and arms that is closed at the front: sweatshirt: jersey Athletic shirt: jersey: jersey, kit (refers to full sports uniform) Sleeveless knit garment: sweater vest, slipover: slipover, tank top Sleeveless undershirt ...

6. Twinset - Wikipedia

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   The under-sweater is usually worn tight-fitting, with the cardigan unbuttoned to reveal accompanying jewelry, most typically a string of pearls. [ citation needed ] Twinsets have been associated most closely with women's work wardrobes during the 1950s and 1960s, particularly in secretarial work or teaching, but were occasionally viewed as too ...

7. 1960s in fashion - Wikipedia

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   Both men and women wore frayed bell-bottomed jeans, tie-dyed shirts, work shirts, Jesus sandals, and headbands. Women would often go barefoot and some went braless. The idea of multiculturalism also became very popular; a lot of style inspiration was drawn from traditional clothing in Nepal, India, Bali, Morocco and African countries.