Everything about Jersey Clothing totally explained
A
jersey is an item of
knitted
clothing, traditionally in
wool or
cotton, with
sleeves, worn as a
pullover; this is to say, it doesn't open at the front, unlike a
cardigan. It is usually close-fitting and machine knitted in contrast to a
guernsey that's more often hand knit with a thicker
yarn. The word is usually used interchangeably with
sweater and is the name always officially used in the
United Kingdom to refer to the item when worn as part of the uniform of military, police or other uniformed personnel.
The traditional Jersey, and traditional Guernsey, are dyed a navy blue colour, using a dye that doesn't require stripping the wool of its natural oil, rendering these sweaters surprisingly water resistant. The wool used in guernseys is often passed through oil in order to render it doubly water-resistant.
Alternatively, a
jersey as used in
sport is the name of a shirt worn by a member of a team, usually oversized, typically depicting the
athlete's name and team number as well as the team's
logotype or corporate sponsor.
Cycling jerseys of specific colour or pattern represent certain statuses in
cycling - such as the
maillot jaune (yellow jersey) of the leader of the
Tour de France, or the
rainbow jersey. Cycling jerseys are usually made of synthetic
microfiber material to aid in wicking sweat away from the skin to allow it to
evaporate. The main garment of an
ice hockey uniform, which was traditionally called a sweater, is increasingly know as a
hockey jerseys have also become a fashion accessory.
Basketball jerseys are usually sleeveless.
It is common for Australian Year 12 students and Year 13 students in
New Zealand to receive personalised jerseys during their last year at school - these are commonly referred to as a Year or Leavers' Jerseys. They are based on the design of a sport jersey (usually
Rugby Union, feature school colours, the year the students graduate, and a personalised 'nickname'. They are usually worn over the normal school uniform.
Jersey is also a soft, slightly
elastic knit
cloth made from
wool,
cotton or
silk.
In some sports, (examples include Basketball, and American Football) a player's Jersey may be "retired". When a Jersey is retired that player's jersey is placed usually where the team plays in honor of that player's accomplishment. The retiring of a Jersey at one time included the retiring of the number on the player's jersey leaving it unavailable for future players, to further honor that player. However as Jerseys are usually double digit (00-99) that leaves only 100 possible numbers. As such the practice of retiring the number has dwindled, and in most cases only the specific jersey is retired and put on display.
The name derives from
Jersey, the largest of the
Channel Islands, where the material was first produced.
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