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Underwear for your dignity that somehow conquered boardrooms, runways, and three-figure price tags.
means A heavy, long-sleeved pullover or top, usually made of thick cotton fleece, designed to absorb perspiration during exercise but worn just about everywhere now.
from A plain compound of "sweat" and "shirt," coined in the early 20th century when the garment was invented as athletic gear — the point was literally to soak up sweat. "Sweat" descends from Old English "swāt," a word with deep Germanic roots and cousins across the Indo-European family; "shirt" comes from Old English "scyrte," related to "short" and to "skirt" (a Norse borrowing of the same root) — all once meaning a short cut garment.
- Origin
- Invented in 1926 to replace itchy wool football jerseys
- Family tree
- The hoodie is just a sweatshirt with a roof
- Champion move
- Champion sewed the first one in Rochester, New York
- Luxury creep
- Designer versions now cost more than rent
champion reverse weave — iconic heavyweight sweatshirt made by champion since 1957, worn by athletes and became streetwear staple
supreme box logo hoodie — streetwear sweatshirt that resells for $500-$2000+, supreme nyc brand launched 1994
carhartt work sweatshirt — utilitarian sweatshirt made by carhartt since 1889, standard uniform for construction workers