Strange to see how some people will spend hundreds of $$$ for artificially distressed clothing but will refuse to spend way less for an original piece and i'm not talking in consideration the size factor here.....well !!good for me i must say,as i can still get my hands on some descent sweat shirts ......Sweatshirts were made of cotton, which is the "bloom" of a cotton plant. At maturity, the cotton is picked from the stalks, the seeds removed, and then processed for making cotton thread, from which the fabric is then woven. The "legend" says that ,the sweatshirt was invented in the early 1900's by Russell Corporation of Alexander City, Alabama when the owner Ben Russell's son complained that wool shirts used in football practice were uncomfortable. Russell then modified a version of an undergarment into the earliest form of the sweatshirt.As far as i can remember in my years of collecting and sorting vintage clothes, the early version from the 20's were mostly straight crew neck shirts ,the infamous "V" designed to assure a tight fit, appeared later in the late 30's .One says that the hooded sweatshirt,was invented in New York by Champion sportswear in the 1930s. It was for people working in cold warehouses.........
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