Jumpsuit

A jumpsuit is a one-piece garment with sleeves and legs and typically without integral coverings for feet, hands or head. The original jump suit is the functional one-piece garment used by parachuters.

Inmate in bright yellow institutional jumpsuit
For more loose-fitting full-body protective coveralls or boilersuits, see Boilersuit.
For the Twenty One Pilots song, see Jumpsuit (song).
For other uses, see Jumpsuit (disambiguation).
Woman wearing a modern-day high-fashion Jumpsuit
Formula One driver Kimi Räikkönen in a protective one-piece auto race suit

The original skydivers' jumpsuits were simple garments designed to insulate the body from the colder temperature that's associated with higher altitudes and minimize the risk of covering important handles and grips. Today, however, the garment has found other uses.

Jumpsuits are generally regarded as a garment of convenience, as they are simpler to wear. They are more of a put on and remove garment than an ensemble outfit. However, unless the jumpsuit has an opening on the rear (a "drop seat"), it is necessary to remove it entirely for bathroom use.

Prisoners

Jumpsuits are common as a prison uniform, particularly in the United States. The clothing is a convenient way to determine who is an inmate, and who is a corrections officer.[1] Although bright orange uniforms are still in use, some institiutions changed for other colours as orange jumpsuits became "cool" amid the hype over popular prison-set Netflix series Orange is the New Black.[2] Furthermore, color-coded uniforms are fairly common use where different colours signify the inmate's custody level[3] or issues like gender, potential safety risks, disciplinary history, severity of current charges and past convictions.[4] Some institutions even went back to striped uniforms to prevent that escaped inmates may be mistaken for sanitation, utility or highway workers.[5]

Pilots and drivers

Aviators and astronauts sometimes wear insulated, fire-retardant jumpsuits or flight suits where other types of clothing can potentially float or flap about in zero gravity or during high-G maneuvers.

Drivers in motor racing wear jumpsuits for protection against fire and (in the case of motorcycle racers) leather suits for abrasion.[6]

See also

References
  1. Pishko, Jessica (2015-06-24). "What Inmates Really Wear in Prison". Racked. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  2. Andy Hoag | ahoag@mlive. com (2014-07-21). "Black and white is the new orange? Sheriff buys jail jumpsuits after orange becomes 'cool'". mlive. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  3. "Inmate clothes at Clark County Jail more than fashion". The Columbian. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  4. Elieff, Josette. "Look how colorful these new inmate uniforms are". Bring Me The News. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  5. Vinciguerra, Thomas (2000-10-01). "The Clothes That Make The Inmate". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  6. Bonsor, Kevin; Nice, Karim. "NASCAR Fire Suits". HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
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