A hand-painted sign advertising red long underwear commonly known as "Long Johns" is posted on the exterior of a rural general store, near Whitefish, a resort town in northwest Montana, USA. The distinctive underclothing is a popular winter item sold to local folks and visitors alike, especially skiers. John Smedley, a well-known British garment maker, takes credit for creating the original long johns in the early 1800s at its knitting mills in Derbyshire, England. Such thermal underwear may be one piece, as shown on this sign, but more commonly features top and bottom pieces.
A hand-painted sign advertising red long underwear commonly known as "Long Johns" is posted on the exterior of a rural general store, near Whitefish, a resort town in northwest Montana, USA. The distinctive underclothing is a popular winter item sold to local folks and visitors alike, especially skiers. John Smedley, a well-known British garment maker, takes credit for creating the original long johns in the early 1800s at its knitting mills in Derbyshire, England. Such thermal underwear may be one piece, as shown on this sign, but more commonly features top and bottom pieces . The insulating qualities of long johns vary with the fabric used -- cotton, polyester, wool (or blends) -- and whether the material is one-ply or two-ply.
Size: 3000px × 4497px
Location: near Whitefish, Montana, USA
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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