Editing Overalls (section)

{{Short description|Protective clothing}}
{{about|bib-and-brace overalls, also called "dungarees"|coveralls (boilersuits)|Boilersuit||Overall (disambiguation)|and|Dungaree (disambiguation){{!}}Dungaree}}
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| caption       = A [[construction worker]] wearing overalls
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'''Overalls''' or '''bib-and-brace overalls''', also called '''dungarees''' in British English,<ref>{{Cite OED|dungaree|id=58477}} 2, 3. Quote: "dungaree, n.: 3. In plural. Originally British. A type of overalls consisting of trousers with an extra piece of cloth covering the chest, held in place by a strap over each shoulder; (later also frequently) a casual garment resembling this, usually made from denim, corduroy, or heavy cotton, and typically worn by women or children. <small>The usual sense in British use and in most varieties of English close to British English. In North America known typically as bib overalls or overalls, and in Australia as overalls.</small>"</ref> are a type of [[garment]] usually used as [[protective clothing]] when working. The garments are commonly referred to as a "pair of overalls" by analogy with "pair of [[trousers]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waltontaylor.com/overallshistory.html|title=Walton & Taylor "The History of Overalls (Jeans)"|website=www.waltontaylor.com}}</ref>

Overalls were originally made of [[denim]], but they can also be made of other materials such as [[corduroy]], [[chino cloth]], or [[leather]]. Overalls were invented in the mid to late 1890s by Grace Howard and [[Jacob W. Davis]] at [[Levi Strauss & Co.]], but they went through an evolution to reach their modern form.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=The Lowdown on Denim|last=Kyi|first=Tanya Lloyd|date=2011|publisher=Annick Press|others=Hanmer, Clayton|isbn=978-1-55451-415-1|location=Toronto|oclc=825770364}}</ref> Initially created to serve as protective clothing during physically demanding work, they have since also become a fashion garment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2017-ready-to-wear/christian-dior|title=Christian Dior Fall 2017 Ready-to-Wear Collection – Vogue|website=www.vogue.com|date=March 3, 2017}}</ref> Many high-fashion brands have released their own spin on overalls.<ref>{{Cite web|last=MacDonall|first=Nancy|date=May 6, 2021|title=Skinny Jeans, Move Over: Overalls Are Here (Again)|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/skinny-jeans-move-over-overalls-are-here-again-11620328339|website=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref> Today, overalls can still be found in some workplaces, while also being worn casually by all kinds of people.

[[File:Railway workers in 1920 overalls advertisement.jpg|thumb|A 1920 advertisement for Over Alls, published in the ''Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Journal'', depicts [[Gandy dancer|railway workers]] adjusting track.]]