Once, it was simple. We had hair that protected us from external
influences. The problem came when the earth began to be colder and we were not
ready. The fur served well or we traveled elsewhere. Tha hair doesn´t cover us
that much anymore and fur coats are only for rich ones. So how to deal with the cold and winter?
With the jacket, thermal underwear, pants and very often with sweatshirt. What
is actually sweatshirt? A cover for the upper body,which is supposed to
warm us and protect us from cold. Where did they come from? The first
sweatshirts came here in the 70´s. The most common motive that came to us
was the sweatshirt with Mickey Mouse. Thanks to this motive we started to
use that the slang expression (mikina).
Improved sweater
The predecessor of the sweatshirt was sweater. It was necessary
to develop the form of a sweater that would work better against the wind, would
be generally more resistant and not so difficult to be produced. With the
arrival of polyester and other artificial fibers, new possibilities have
appeared. This led to today's sweatshirt. The sweatshirt surpasses the
sweater in several ways. It offers greater
comfort, is
more resistant to tearing, ripping, wind and last but not
least, it is more stylish.
Sweatshirt, clear choice
Thanks to today's possibilities that facilitate production,
sweatshirts quickly spread to all sectors. They offer the ideal mix of comfort of wear and
temperature comfort. We can take them for outdoor trips just as
well to the city. Right next to the colors and motives we can find a large
range of cuts and styles. The first sweatshirts reminded of long sleeve
t-shirt. Nowdays, the situation is different - we have a classical sweatshirts,
hoodies, sweatshirts and
hoodies with zippers, etc. Each of them offers something
slightly different. It is up to us, what we choose, neither of those
alternatives will dissapoint you.
Fleece above all
Artificial fibers made it possible to create one of the best
fabrics today - fleece. What is so special about it? Several things,
actually. Malden
Mills (now Polartec LLS) wanted to develope a fiber or fabric
that would best imitate the wool and to actually surpassed it. In
1979, they came with a patent, named Polar
Fleece. It is strong yet lightweight, nice to touch. Very
soon, it started to be used and today, it is in everybody´s wardrobe. It is
used for production of different linings, hats, but mostly sweatshirts. Here
it works best, providing us warmth along with light weight and endurance.
What´s next ?
All kinds of sweatshirts just wait for us to buy them. Whether
classic ones, hoodies or others. Fabrics are different, but there is one thing
they have in common. They will warm us up and provide comfort. Just choose the
right one. Hoodie with zipper to the outdoors or classical, not so warming ,but
fashionable. The choice is
yours.