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 Argyle Sweater Jack Ziegler. The Argyle Sweater The Argyle Sweater is an American daily comic strip written by Scott Hilburn, a native of Garland, Texas. The strip has been syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate (now Andrews McMeel Syndication) since April 2008. The comic bears a strong resemblance to Gary Larson's "The Far Side" comic, and Hilburn acknowledges this. In 2008, he told the "Houston Chronicle", "There's no doubt that I was heavily influenced by Larson. He's one of the greats." Hilburn also lists among his influences cartoons in "The New Yorker" and "National Lampoon" magazines as well as cartoonists Sam Gross, Tom