Chapter 2: Of Tennis Dresses, Golf Sweaters and Bicycling Shorts; College Women and the Making of the American Sportswear Industry, 1890–1960

Authors

Deirdre Clemente, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Evan M. Casey, Burlesque Hall of Fame

Document Type

Book Section

Publication Date

11-18-2020

Publication Title

Sportswomen’s Apparel in the United States

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

First page number:

35

Last page number:

54

Abstract

This paper presents in tandem a history of bicycling shorts and golf sweaters, and the cultural contexts that took these garments from gym garb to wardrobe staples.

Keywords

Shorts; Sweaters; Sportswear; Collegiate; Women's wear

Disciplines

Social and Behavioral Sciences | Sports Studies

Language

English

Repository Citation

Clemente, D., Casey, E. M. (2020). Chapter 2: Of Tennis Dresses, Golf Sweaters and Bicycling Shorts; College Women and the Making of the American Sportswear Industry, 1890–1960. Sportswomen’s Apparel in the United States 35-54. Palgrave Macmillan.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45477-7_3