Coco Chanel´s 1916 use of jersey in her hugely influential suits was a turning point for knitwear, which became associated with the liberated women. Shortly afterwards, Jean Patou cubist-inspired, color-blockes knits were the sportwear choice. the swinging 1960s were famously in Missoni´s clourful zigzag Knitwear. In the 1980s, knitwear ermerged from the realm of sportswear to dominate high fashion.
