Unitard

The jersey (French tricot to: tricoter " knit " ) is a close-fitting garment made ​​of a stretch knit fabric, typically in tricot weave. A jersey often covered the entire body (except the head, hands and feet). Today mostly worked around.

Flesh-colored leotards are worn if the carrier is to appear naked. Therefore jerseys were ( especially in the past ) worn by acrobats, voltigeurs, artists, gymnasts, dancers and actors. As the inventor of the flesh-colored jerseys in ballet dancer Maria Viganò applies the Wiener who first used it in 1793. It thus became possible to shorten the skirts and let the dance see the legs, what tremendous furore provoked. For thus caused upheaval of ballet, she was highly celebrated.

In addition, jerseys served as underwear for the transparent muslin in the fashion à la Grecque around 1800.