Women

Scoop neck jumper with ruffle hem

$35.00 $28.00 excl GST

A jumper or jumper dress in American English, pinafore dress or informally pinafore or penny (British English) is a sleeveless, collarless dress intended to be worn over a blouse, shirt, T-shirt or sweater.

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Hemlines can be of different lengths and the type of collar and whether or not there is pleating are also variables in the design.

Jumpers for fall were described in The Fort Wayne Sentinel in 1906. The dresses were "imported from Paris" and featured "original lines.

Jumpers in the United States were part of the sportswear collections of Jean Patou, Coco Chanel and Paul Poiret. The dresses, worn over blouses, became popular during the decade of the 1920s. Jumpers were often worn in the summer and made out of various types of fabrics.

Jumpers were touted as an "American" and a "sports fashion" in 1930 by the Pittsburgh Press. The dresses were also praised for allowing women to create colour combinations through the choice of blouse worn underneath.

Jumpers were again popularized in 1953, when Hubert de Givenchy promoted his own jumper. Jumpers, now considered a "classic" look, were considered "suitable to all ages."