https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-exactly-is-jersey Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:06:06 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-exactly-is-jersey#post-919399 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:39:42 +0000 Gaylene 919399@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Suz is exactly right. The name "jersey" actually comes from the Isle of Jersey, one of the Channel islands between England and France because that's where the fabric was first produced. Single-knit jersey is very stretchy and is characterized by a smooth surface on one side and little bumps on the reverse side. Double-knit jersey sandwiches the bumpy sides in the middle so both the front and back are smooth. The original wool jersey was used mainly for undergarments, but it was Coco Chanel (along with other designers) who started using the fabric made in other fibres like silk and cotton because she liked the way it draped and handled. Those fabulous, slinky, bias-cut gowns worn by stars like Jean Harlow in the 30s and 40s were often made of silk jersey.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-exactly-is-jersey#post-919365 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:34:21 +0000 Suz 919365@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Sure, a T is jersey. It's a stretchy knit, and can be made with lots of different fabrics -- <a rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_(fabric)">anything from wool to cotton to silk to polyester.</a> We usually mean silk or polyester jersey when we talk about it these days (e.g. a DVF wrap dress). But there are also double knit jerseys that have less stretch and more structure (e.g. the dread crimplene from the 70s but maybe ponte now?)&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-exactly-is-jersey#post-919361 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:29:10 +0000 Peri 919361@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Is it like that slinky knit material that is used in the Chicos travelers collection, or is it any knit? Except you wouldn't call a T shirt jersey...would you? </p>