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Image Description British English American English Longsleeve knit top jumper [1]: sweater [2] [3]: Sleeveless knit top sleeveless jumper, slipover, [4] knit tank top sweater vest [3]
The word hood derives from the Anglo-Saxon word hōd, [2] ultimately of the same root as an English hat. [3] Hoodie is sometimes spelled hoody [1] and can also be called a hooded sweatshirt [4] or just a sweatshirt, although that term can also include all sweatshirts, including those without a hood. [citation needed]
A hooded down gilet featuring seamless quilted pockets filled with down.. A gilet (/ dʒ ɪ ˈ l eɪ /) or body warmer is a sleeveless jacket resembling a waistcoat or blouse. [1] It may be waist- to knee-length and is typically straight-sided rather than fitted; however, historically, gilets were fitted and embroidered. [2]
The Nehru jacket is a uniform jacket without lapels or collars, popularized by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India. The Bloomer Costume was a type of women's clothing introduced in the Antebellum period, that changed the style from dresses to a more male-type style, which was devised by Amelia Bloomer.
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The words anorak and parka have been used interchangeably, but they are somewhat different garments. Strictly speaking, an anorak is a waterproof, hooded, pull-over jacket without a front opening, and sometimes drawstrings at the waist and cuffs, and a parka is a hip-length cold-weather coat, typically stuffed with down or very warm synthetic ...
The River Road by Cornelius Krieghoff, 1855 (Three habitants wearing capotes). A capote (French:) or capot (French:) is a long wrap-style wool coat with a hood.. From the early days of the North American fur trade, both indigenous peoples and European Canadian settlers fashioned wool blankets into "capotes" as a means of coping with harsh winters. [1]
Man wearing a coat, painting by Julian Fałat, 1900. A coat is typically an outer garment for the upper body, worn by any gender for warmth or fashion. [1] Coats typically have long sleeves and are open down the front, and closing by means of buttons, zippers, hook-and-loop fasteners (AKA velcro), toggles, a belt, or a combination of some of these.