He estimates that over half his male colleagues pull one on daily. The stereotypical quarter-zip—cut from stretchy cloth, often in mid-gray—could hardly be more limp and drab.

A: Zip-up sweaters. Especially now that they—and the extended members of their family, the quarter-zip, half-zip, and full-zip sweaters—have undergone some light image rehabilitation.

It doesn’t matter, really, how hard brands try to market their long-sleeved, tall-collared, semi-shiny zip-at-the-neck pullovers as activewear, meant for the brisk and rugged outdoor air of a ...

My mom and I couldn’t get over how lightweight and buttery soft the Spanx half-zip was while still being warm. The material features a four-way stretch with a quarter-zip closure and it has a ...