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| Tiger Onesie |
Not
going to lie; this post is not about anything important. It’s more like of a comment
of an interesting social trend that had started to develop. Namely the "Onesie".
At
the beginning of the year I went out to one of the local waterholes. Halfway through
the night a very tall man bumped into me. I turned around to confront him, but was speechless when I saw him. I immediately recognized his face; a first year from a res up the hill. But here’s the thing- he was
dressed like a tiger. Yes, in a full tiger suit. All I could do was laugh. Since
then I’ve seen him, and many other people, dressed as mice, zebras, crocodiles
and tigers.
Now
many people have asked me: “Elri, what exactly is a onesie?”
Onesie is
a commonly used word for loose-fitting casual jumpsuits for adults,
made of knit cotton. They are mostly intended as loungewear or sleepwear,
but have gained significant popularity as stylish street fashion. Onesies
come in many sizes and patterns, from polka dots to animal characters
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| Animal onesies |
Originally, Onesies is
a brand name of infant
bodysuits. In 2008, when casual jumpsuits became increasingly
popular, the press started discrediting them as "adult onesies" and
the name seems to have eroded to a generic word. OnePiece, a
company founded in 2007 by three Norwegian students, has been credited with
popularising the garment as a piece of lifestyle fashion. Nowadays,
however, several on-line businesses and department store chains sell
adult onesies.
Even
Macklemore mentions Onesies in his “Thrift shop” and is seen wearing a Batman
one in the video. But onesies have been around for quite a while. Adult onesies
have appeared on USA TV show such as Scrubs and Friends in 2007.
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| Macklemore in a onesie |
You
never know… maybe next year.
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| Scrubs- J.D in a onesie |
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