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Technological reasons for entering knits in the fashion of the 20’s

: During the 20s of the 20th century knitted upper garments for the first time entered the fashion. This fact is well known, and historians and theorists of clothing described various social reasons for entry of knitted fabrics into the fashion. Without neglecting the social reasons, this article provides some technical reasons for entry of knitted fabrics into the fashion. The article follows development of knitting machines through the time immediately before knitted fabrics come into fashion, and concludes that the development of machines had an impact on entry of knitted fabrics in the fashion of the time.

knitwear; 20’s; technology of knitting; fashion

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