Dungarees...

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I guess the name, style, utility varies between country, region and industry.
From my personal experience in Australia, working on the land, with sheep, wheat, etc, dungarees are trousers with extra layers, as I said, often favoured by shearers. Moleskines are also a heavy duty drill trouser very similar to dungarees but suitable for wearing in town. Overalls, or boiler suits if you prefer, come in 2 styles, the bib and brace or the full overall with full body cover and long sleeves, similar to a jumpsuit, made of heavy duty drill cotton. I wore both the full overall and bib-n-brace boiler suits 12hrs a day everyday when I worked on ships, very safe and protective, also easy to get out of if you find yourself in the water.

Does my Tasman cousin wish me to expand further?

Nah Bro' just be ready to cry when your girls meet the Silver Ferns

I'm actually half Australian and part Koori if that's of any interest?

peace j

We call shell suits "track suits". I didn't think anyone other than Kath from Kath & Kim wore them these days

Here's what I mean with the jumpsuits (the one on the left in particular):

And I bought a jumpsuit today . It's like a sleeveless version of the one in the middle pic above.

Shell suits and tracksuits are different here; this is a shell suit, that was so popular in the 80's...

I use to wear dungarees during my childhood and have been fascinated with them ever since. I have always wanted to wear them in adulthood and I now own a pair of hippy patchwork fair trade dungarees which I purchased from ebay. I wear them around around the home and I find them comfortable and roomy and like them so much that I have ordered another pair. I’m so glad to know that I’m not alone and there are others who share my passion for dungarees.

I use to wear dungarees during my childhood and have been fascinated with them ever since. I have always wanted to wear them in adulthood and I now own a pair of hippy patchwork fair trade dungarees which I purchased from ebay. I wear them around around the home and I find them comfortable and roomy and like them so much that I have ordered another pair. I’m so glad to know that I’m not alone and there are others who share my passion for dungarees.

I've actually found some really cool ones for around £25 and will order them around Xmas-time.

Where have you found them?

http://www.rokit.co.uk/

This company is in London, England. Here is a picture of the ones I like...



I think what I like about dungarees is that it is a very lazy way of dressing, because it is two items of clothing in one.

I think dungarees are synonymous with khakis here. I could never wear overalls without looking like Farmer Ted. They do look cute on short-statured girls though.

Thanx for that Squonk. Unfortunately the sizes are way too small for me.

Did you check what range they do? Because I never. Most things medium for me just fit. Good luck in finding some, if I have any more info, I'll post it here.

Yes I did check out the sizes but don't have the ones in the sizes that I want. I am a 44" - 46" waist. In spite of that I have managed to find some hippy fair trade dungarees and have since bought a couple of pairs.

Good for you. I know that a lot of company's nowadays are catering (and so they ought) for larger sized people. I've always been a stick insect and so even medium sizes can look baggy sometimes!

I read somewhere how dungarees are coming back in fashion, I don't see any evidence of this, I would say that they are 'fashionable' in the sense that they are rarely seen, so my logic is that 'fashionable' does not always mean something that sells or that everyone wears.

For that reason I am determined to wear what I like, when I like and don't care if it's fashionable or not. It's about feeling comfortable and positive.

I'm always coming across articles stating that dungarees are coming back in fashion. They might come back in but if they do, I don't think that it shall be on such a grand scale as the eighties and nineties. Like you I wear what feels comfortable for me regardless of whether it's in fashion or not.