What distinguishes a jumper from a pullover, not everyone will immediately answer. Everyone knows that this is knitted outerwear. But here are the details ... What do they consist of? Today we will help you understand not only how the jumper differs from the pullover, but also from other knitwear and knitwear. This will replenish your vocabulary. We also draw your attention to modern types of clothing, such as sweatshirts and longsleeve.
Jumper
This is the name of the type of knitted or knitted clothing in which there is a round collar and, as a rule, there are no fasteners. This word comes from the English jumper, which means "jumper" in translation. What is common between a jumper and a piece of clothing? The fact is that before the jumper was exclusively the garment of athletes who were involved in athletics.
But already in the early 60s of the XX century, he became a popular item in the everyday wardrobe of all people, including women. The jumper became clothes that were recognized as acceptable for the business style. Today it is one of the most common types of knitted products.
This is essentially a collarless sweater with a rounded neckline. More details about the difference between the two products will be discussed below. Thus, the jumper is a classic. It can have short (up to 10 cm) fasteners, buttons, but it does not have a hood or pockets.
To answer the question of how pullover and sweater differ from a sweater, let's move on to the last two.
Pullover
It is a type of knitted or knitted clothes without fasteners, having a cutout in the form of the letter V. The origin of the word goes back to the English phrase pull over, meaning "drag from above", that is, "put on from above." It is the V-neck that is the hallmark of the pullover.
At first, from the 1880s, they were worn exclusively by men. Especially they fell in love with English athletes because of their extraordinary practicality. And already in the 1920s, the pullover moved to the everyday men's wardrobe. After that, Coco Chanel began to unobtrusively introduce him into women's bows.
Pullover is a type of sweater that, like a jumper, has a finer and finer knit and is more fitted.
What is the difference between a jumper and a pullover?
Having examined both types of products, we can give an answer to this question. Here are the differences:
- The sweater has a round neckline, the pullover - in the form of the letter V.
- A jumper can have buttons or other types of fasteners, and a pullover is worn only over the head.
- Sweaters prefer to wear females, and pullovers - men.
Having considered the question of how the jumper differs from the pullover, let's move on to the sweater.
Sweater
Under this name there is knitted clothing with a high collar and characterized by the absence of any fasteners. Translated from English, sweat means “sweat”. Such a name reflects the essence of this clothing, it is designed to warm and copes with this very successfully.
If the pullover and cardigan can be knitted or knitted, then a sweater is usually a knitted thing. It has long been made of wool, decorating with a bright ornament, a variety of patterns in the form of braids and reliefs. At the same time, preference was given to large knitting and details.
Thus, a sweater is easy to distinguish from both a pullover and a sweater. The main thing is a stand-up collar, if there is none, then the product is not a sweater. And the second point is the lack of fasteners.
Blouse
It is also a purely knitted garment with a fastener located from the very top to the very bottom of the product. It can be on buttons, on a lightning, on buttons and ties. She was the basis of outerwear since time immemorial. Mention of it is still in ancient Egyptian documents. In Europe, as a type of warming clothes, she “took root” in the 13th century. The jacket was popular with the Irish and Scottish sailors. It can have a collar of any kind and size: large-small, wide-narrow, of any shape - round, oval, square, V-shaped, stand-up collar. The answer to the question of how the sweater differs from the sweater will be as follows:
- The main difference is the clasp. In a sweater, it is located from top to bottom, in a sweater it is short and is quite rare.
- A sweater is always a knitted product, while a jumper can be knitted.
- Sweatshirts are worn preferably by women and more often in a relaxed, homely atmosphere.
- May have pockets and a hood.
Sweatshirt
A sweatshirt is a product that is a cross between a sweater and a shirt or sweatshirt. Just from the English names of sweaters and shirts (shirt) and the name of this thing consists. The sweatshirt is made of thick fabric, it does not have a hood and pockets.
Basically they are sewn from dense knitwear. They differ in a free cut and neckline, suitable close to the throat. They are popular with both men and women. Often, sweatshirts are decorated with bright prints and inscriptions.
They first appeared in the 20s of the XX century as clothes for football players and were made from cotton fabric. In the 1960s, sweatshirts were often used among students, and later among actors and representatives of show business. Today they are firmly entrenched in the daily life of various segments of the population.
A distinctive feature of the sweatshirt is also a free cut and raglan sleeve. It does not have a hood, pockets and zippers. Like a sweater, there is an elastic band on the sleeves and hem.
What is the difference between a jumper and a sweatshirt? The difference is as follows:
- A sweatshirt cannot have buttons.
- It is made of knitwear or cotton fabric (it is not knitted).
- It has inscriptions and bright drawings.
- It has a free cut.
Longsleeve
It is a regular sweatshirt, that is, a long-sleeved T-shirt, often elongated. Its name consists of two English words long - “long” and sleeve - “sleeve”. It is used both as clothing for training, and as underwear that is worn under the shirt in the cold season.
But recently, it is also considered as everyday clothing, in which design elements are often applied on the back or chest. Sometimes a longsleeve has a narrower waist. It is also worn in combination with a T-shirt. Especially popular among young people - both boys and girls.
What is the difference between a jumper and a longsleeve? The difference is that:
- Longsleeve is not a knitted thing, but consisting of fine knitwear.
- Decorated with bright prints.
- It has no fasteners.
- It is tight.