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sweater girl en · NOUN
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A young woman wearing a tight sweater that emphasizes the bustline: a popular Hollywood fashion of the 1940s and 1950s.
The proper clothes for a war worker to wear are outlined in the chapter on “Grooming for Your Part,” and Dr. [Louise M.] Snyder writes: Slacks, jumperalls and loose-fitting blouse, or coveralls must be worn to make you look like a productionette, not a sweater girl; […]
1943 November 12, Yolande Gwin, “‘You’re a War Worker Now!’ Is Title of New Etiquette Book”, in The Atlanta Constitution, volume LXXVI, number 151, Atlanta, Ga., →OCLC, page 17, column 4:
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