# Sweatshirts: full zip or pullover? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 2, 2018, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweatshirts-full-zip-or-pullover/805772 "2018-01-02T22:27:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BeeGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BeeGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeeGee)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweatshirts-full-zip-or-pullover/805772/21 "2018-01-03T18:43:27Z")
Full zip because pulling a sweatshirt on or off generates static electricity and makes me look a lot like Grandma Addams. Pass, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweatshirts-full-zip-or-pullover/805772/22 "2018-01-03T19:03:41Z")
I want a full zip with pockets _ **on the side** _. I hate sweatshirts with kangaroo pouch-style pockets–they always end up stretching and sagging and look horrible. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2018, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweatshirts-full-zip-or-pullover/805772/23 "2018-01-03T20:07:43Z")
Lemme take this (only slightly off-topic) opportunity to make a pitch for button-up sweaters. I used to have these when I was a kid. Pullovers are a nuisance, IMHO. I want BUTTONS! I haven’t seen a button-up sweater since almost forever. I do have a sweatshirt ([photo from the web site where I bought it. No, that isn’t me in the pic)](http://www.gliderbooks.com/images/tshirtguy337x300.jpg) I wear it sometimes in cooler weather, but pullovers are just awkward, as is the absence of a pocket. I have to reach into the sweatshirt, down the neck, to get at things in the underlying shirt pocket. I really would like to have a sweatshirt with a pocket or several. And a button-up sweater. I really want a button-up sweater. Does anyone anywhere even still make these? ---
**Author:** ![CelticKnot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/celticknot/32/3392_2.png) [@CelticKnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CelticKnot)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2018, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweatshirts-full-zip-or-pullover/805772/24 "2018-01-03T21:17:14Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Lemme take this (only slightly off-topic) opportunity to make a pitch for button-up sweaters. > > I used to have these when I was a kid. Pullovers are a nuisance, IMHO. I want BUTTONS! I haven’t seen a button-up sweater since almost forever. > > I do have a sweatshirt ([photo from the web site where I bought it. No, that isn’t me in the pic)](http://www.gliderbooks.com/images/tshirtguy337x300.jpg) I wear it sometimes in cooler weather, but pullovers are just awkward, as is the absence of a pocket. I have to reach into the sweatshirt, down the neck, to get at things in the underlying shirt pocket. I really would like to have a sweatshirt with a pocket or several. > > And a button-up sweater. I really want a button-up sweater. Does anyone anywhere even still make these? Cardigans! Yes! I like button-up sweaters, and they’re hard to find. Nowadays, even sweaters are more likely to have zippers than buttons. They exist, but they are hard to find. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2018, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweatshirts-full-zip-or-pullover/805772/25 "2018-01-03T21:23:16Z")
> [@CelticKnot](#): > > Cardigans! Yes! I like button-up sweaters, and they’re hard to find. GMTA! ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2018, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweatshirts-full-zip-or-pullover/805772/26 "2018-01-04T09:09:20Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > When wearing an ordinary sweatshirt, I prefer pullover. > When wearing a hoodie, I prefer full zip. This exactly. And I agree the button up sweaters are rare. I have one but it only has three buttons. Wtf. Zippy sweaters are the norm now. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweatshirts-full-zip-or-pullover/805772/27 "2018-01-04T19:40:34Z")
As often as I answers “depends”, I should be the spokesman for an adult diaper company… - V neck sweaters should be pull over, though I don’t wear them often. - Jackets, whether hooded or not (and I include “hoodies” in this category), should be full zip. - My go-to cold weather, long sleeved shirt is button up flannel. So it is written, so let it be done. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2018, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweatshirts-full-zip-or-pullover/805772/28 "2018-01-04T19:43:21Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > Pullover. I don’t like anything on the “jacket” side if an alternative from the “pullover” side is available. My coats need closing only because nobody makes pullover coats. > **[Poncho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poncho)** > > A poncho (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Spanish pronunciation: \[ˈpontʃo\]; Quechua: punchu; Mapudungun: pontro; "blanket", "woolen fabric") is a kind of plainly formed, loose outer garment originating in the Americas, traditionally and still usually made of fabric, and designed to keep the body warm. Ponchos have been used In its s... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweatshirts-full-zip-or-pullover/805772.md?page=1)