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Women’s High-Neck Draped Jumpsuit in White | Size XS Petite | Abercrombie & Fitch
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Vogue’s fashion encyclopedia: The jumpsuit
We may no longer be jumping from planes, working in munitions factories, or channeling Elvis in our jumpsuits — but there’s no doubt it is still one of our favorite fashion pieces. Here’s a look back at its history
BY MAUDE BASS-KRUEGER. 17 janvier 2020
A jumpsuit is a slim-fitting, one-piece garment that covers the arms and legs. It was initially created in 1919 as a functional garment for parachutes to jump from planes. The boiler suit/overall/coverall is looser-fitting and more functional. Worn by men who maintained coal-fire burners, the male boiler suit was first adopted by female munitions workers during the Second World War, when a more form-fitting suit with bloomer-like legs was designed to better fit women’s bodies. Levi Strauss and…
