What Happened to Laverne’s L Sweater From ‘Laverne and Shirley’?

Even if you’ve never seen a single episode of Laverne & Shirley, the Happy Days spin-off that became a major hit in its own right, you can probably easily figure out who is who: Laverne is the one who has a giant “L” sewn on most of her clothing, while Shirley is the one who … doesn’t. Laverne’s iconic look didn’t just help the character stand out over the course of the show’s eight seasons — it set off a revival of monogrammed fashion that was still going strong in the ’90s. But what happened to all of Laverne’s monogrammed clothing? And why did she wear it to begin with?