這股時尚為當時的青少年鍾愛,「毛衣女郎」也轉變為一種流行類型的指稱,甚至與戰後反權威的青少年次文化、「道德敗壞」、「傷風敗俗」產生連結。如匹茲堡警司(英语:Pittsburgh Police)Harvey J. Scott所言:「婦女穿著凸顯曲線的衣服招搖過市,這就是毛衣女郎──純粹幼稚的招蜂引蝶。她們將成為什麼樣的母親和妻子?」 [3]
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^"Plunging neckline, falsies get blame for rise in sex crime," (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) Brooklyn Eagle, December 16, 1949. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
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