The origins of the fisherman’s sweater are to be found in Brittany. It is from there that merchants left during during the 18th century to travel to England for the sale of their onions. These merchants wore an item of clothing that made them recognizable from a distance...
The sweater was made in a very tight stitching, using a secret stitch which granted to clothing warmth, water proofing, and considerable resistance to both the wind and cold. With such thick tight stitching, knitted very close to the body, this sweater became "the second skin of seafarers".
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