Jumpsuit - Definition and Overview

Jumpsuit is a term for a one-piece garment originally used for skydiving, hence the name. It has later come to be used as a common term for any one-piece garment with sleeves and legs and has from time to time had its place in fashion.

A jumpsuit is very similar to a coverall (or boiler suit), but is usually more tight-fitting, even if it is not as tight-fitting as a catsuit, which is another related garment.

Some of the uses of jumpsuits have been:

• For skydiving – the origin of the jumpsuit.
• As a fashion item.
• For sports, e.g. skiing and motorsport (auto racing and motorcycle racing).
• Stage clothes worn by various singers, e.g. Elvis Presley.
• As an easy way of dressing children, especially in the winter time.
• In air and space flight. It is said that they would be good to use in zero gravity, because they wouldn't float around like many other garments but would stay close to the body.
• Jumpsuits are also often worn in science fiction, because they are thought to give an impression of futuristic clothing.

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