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Long Johns

  • by Rita Patra
  • Posted on December 6, 2012June 25, 2015
  • History & Science

Where does ‘long john’ come from? World Wide Words suggest it is the long underwear worn by American soldiers during WW2. Wherever the word comes from we’ve taken this garment and added our pure silk […]

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