Overall

A dungaree is a special form of shorts, to the front, a bib is recognized that covers the chest. Back to the overalls are often mounted in length adjustable straps that are run over the shoulders and fastened on the bib. On the bib is mostly a bag.

The dungarees was as work clothes in the U.S., where it is known as overalls, invented and there initially - made ​​primarily of blue jeans fabric - worn primarily by farmers and agricultural workers.

• 2.1 Workwear
• 2.2 Children's Clothing
• 2.3 Sportswear
• 2.4 Maternity Wear
• 2.5 Leisure Clothing
• 2.6 Symbolic clothing
• 2.7 Mode

Pros and cons of dungarees

Benefits

• Overalls are durable and protect, for example from dirt or cold.

• Shirt or T -shirt can not - as in a normal pants - slip out of his pants.

• Jumpsuits are very comfortable. Normal pants are sliding down prevented by bearing very tight in the waist. In Slacks this task is handled by the beams so that they can be more at the waist.

• For pants with completion at the hip ( eg normal jeans ) expresses the covenant while sitting against the abdomen, forcing the pelvis to tilt backward. Such a posture leads to rapid fatigue and possibly permanent damage to the musculoskeletal system. In overalls, this problem is not.

Disadvantages

• The on and off a dungaree is considerably more awkward than a normal pants. Once you have the dungarees pulled like a normal pants up, you have the dangling back down units can hold, put on the shoulders, pull the flap up and attach the carrier to it. Furthermore, some buttons are on the side at the waist usually still too close. This disadvantage is especially going to the toilet much more complicated than in a normal pants.

• If you lift your arms, it can happen that you lift the entire pants up slightly and she pulls herself uncomfortable in the crotch. In Breeches it does not happen. If you want to overcome this drawback and provides the braces a little longer step depends somewhat deep.

Areas of dungarees

Workwear

The dungarees as working clothes is very common in trade and industry, continue rescue services such as the fire department. When Technical Relief it was replaced by special clothing. It serves here as protective clothing for example against oil, dust, paint, dirt or sparks. These overalls are made of durable materials accordingly.

Children's wear

Dungarees are often used as children's clothing, as they are durable and shirt or T-shirt can not slip out of his pants. Frequently, these are additionally supported in children with a belt. The belt is used here primarily as an additional retention opportunity for parents, but sometimes also as a fashion accessory.

Sportswear

Also in sport finds the dungarees use. It is used in special variants especially in motor sport (for example, motorcyclists ) or when skiing. The dungarees serves as a protection against cold in the abdomen and kidney area.

Maternity Wear

Since dungarees not cling to the waist, to prevent slipping, they are often worn by pregnant women as maternity clothes. For this special dungarees are offered, which can be adjusted in length.

Leisure wear

Also be worn as casual wear dungarees, which strongly depends on the currently prevailing fashion. Here, above all, the materials are rare jeans and corduroy used.

Symbolic clothing

In the 1970s and 1980s also dungarees in the ranging green movement and partly in the women's movement ( the so-called cliché Purple dungarees ) were common.

Fashion

In the 1990s, denim dungarees were temporarily modern and so experienced a more widespread. They were worn primarily by women. In 2006, dungarees isolated back into fashion. They are usually used to highlight from the general public. Nowadays, they are mainly worn by men. Modern dungarees are made, inter alia, by Tommy Hilfiger, Carhartt and Lee.

Variants of dungarees

• Some overalls have a front zipper with which the bib can be divided vertically. This has the advantage that these dungarees are easier to put on and take off, as the carrier can remain attached to the bib. Spread this variant is at Dungarees for children, skiers and bikers.
• A dungarees with short legs ( just above the knees ) is called Shortall. Shortalls were a fad of the 1990s. They came on around 1992 and were about to mid -1990s modern. Worn they are primarily - but not exclusively - of women.
• A variant of the dungarees are Latzröcke. Stylistically, they correspond to the dungarees (usually made of denim, bib and support as used in the overalls ), from the waist down, there are, however, no legs but a skirt. Latzröcke are available in various lengths ( from mini to maxi ).
• Beginning of the 1980s was a form of denim dungarees in fashion, in which instead of the correct fabric elastic suspenders were buttoned. Some of these pants had a detachable bib with a zipper, so you could wear your pants with or without bib once. Since the pants in Taillenbreich were high and wide cut, they were often associated with a narrow belt in addition to FIG. The suspenders, back in Y-shape, had mostly neutral colors to combine problenlos with blouses or sweaters can.
• Another variant of the dungarees are carriers with bib pants that are practically worn only by women. The pants does not have a back bib, but the carriers go in the back up to the collar. The trousers fit by a little looser than a normal dungarees in the upper body. However, the carrier can also easily slip from his shoulders.

Others

• The typical shape of the overalls is kept in the worker-style (although this form is not currently in fashion, she has a loyal following ): on the bib to tuck a front pocket for things
• Narrow pockets usually the side of the right leg for small objects ( ruler ).
• Left, a hammer loop.