Sweater girl on her way to work. Sweater girl The term "sweater girl" was made popular in the 1940s and 1950s to describe Hollywood actresses like Lana Turner, Jayne Mansfield, and Jane Russell, who adopted the popular fashion of wearing tight, form-fitting sweaters that emphasized the woman's bustline. The sweater girl trend was not confined to Hollywood and was viewed with alarm by some. In 1949 a Pittsburgh police superintendent even singled out the sweater girl as a symptom of the moral decline of postwar youth: New, soft fabrics like cashmere and angora were being used to make sweaters. The conical shape
The Hockey Sweater It appeared in an English translation by Sheila Fischman the same year as part of an English collection of Carrier's work called "The Hockey Sweater and other stories". It has since been republished in numerous anthologies of Canadian and hockey literature. A year after publication, the National Film Board of Canada adapted the story into a ten-minute animated short film called "The Sweater". It was animated by Sheldon Cohen and voiced by Carrier. The film became one of the National Film Board's most popular works and has won numerous awards. It was named the Best Animated Film at the 1981