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The premise of a reversible jumper is simple, the reality more disappointing. Firstly it wasn't a jumper, instead a strange padded sweatshirt, hot, uncomfortable and unflattering, like wearing a sleeping bag. Usually these would be printed with cartoon characters, large design on the outside and repeated smaller pattern on the inside (visible on exaggeratedly turned up sleeves). I refer to 'inside' and 'outside' as the second flaw in that no one ever reversed a reversible jumper, this would instantly single you out as weird, as if owning the thing wasn't enough.

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Do You Remember Reversible Jumpers?

Do You Remember Reversible Jumpers?

  • Anonymous user
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    I had a few of these. The one I remember most had some sort of snow scene on it, I also had a Mickey Mouse one.
  • Anonymous user
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    mine was minnie mouse lol....hundreds of her on the nasty side..lol
  • ferrerorochelle
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    ha ha yea i had one too mine was a hundred and one dalmations one lol with big cartoon pic on front and a million little pics on inside too. and yep thought they were good at the time back in the 80s. i had forgot about these things till my friend had one on, around 1998 ha ha she wore it to go to the stables to see to her horse in the cold lol! i found it hilarious she tried to claim it kept her super warm and that was why she had kept it! but i think theres no excuse at all!! hee heee!!
  • Anonymous user
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    Those puffy sweatshirts were awesome! I wish they would come back into style
  • Anonymous user
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    I remember these being the big thing when I was about 10. Mine was blue on the outside and had a hideous cutsey dog on the front. Behold, on the inside a million smaller images of the mutt were presented again in 'printed outline' form (red on white in my case). It's true that I never wore mine inside out, but I always rolled the sleeves up to hint at the horors lurking beneath. Loved it at the time though. Thought I was the bees knees.

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