| ess of the T-shirts design, a T-shirt usually has no | | | | Although originally designed as underwear, T-shirts |
| collar, no sleeves and no buttons. The sleeves are | | | | gained popularity among American soldiers particularly |
| very short, under the shoulder, but not completely | | | | when doing some sort of physical labor or when |
| down to the elbow, and the collar is rounded and | | | | stationed in unusually hot areas, when they wore it |
| smooth. In other words, it is a rather simple item of | | | | with nothing else. The idea became more acceptable |
| clothing. | | | | for the public once such a picture appeared on the |
| It is usually elastic, as the main, regular material is | | | | cover of a U.S. magazine. |
| cotton, polyester or a combination of the two. Styles | | | | In addition, the concept of T-shirt logos came out |
| and sizes vary, able to cover the needs of any | | | | quite early and, of course, had a connection to |
| buyer, regardless of age or dimensions. In any case, | | | | politics. A series of T-shirts came out as a sign of |
| T-shirt logos are the aspects that make the | | | | support of Dwight Eisenhower, and although shocking |
| difference from one T-shirt to another. | | | | at first for the public, they became acceptable by |
| Long before the mere concept of T-shirt logos even | | | | 1955 after several famous actors wore them in public. |
| appeared, T-shirts were becoming more and more | | | | Decades later, the T-shirt turns into an independent |
| popular, namely around the 1800s. Actually, its | | | | piece of clothing and a great support for anything |
| popularity developed together with that of | | | | from advertising to art. |
| underwear in itself, and although credit for its spread | | | | T-shirt logos also became popular when several |
| frequently goes to the hands of Britain or of the U.S., | | | | seaside resorts began printing shirts with their names, |
| what is sure is that the present T-shirts design | | | | then when Walt Disney print T-shirts appeared |
| became popular in itself somewhere between 1919 | | | | (Mickey Mouse became an icon nationwide thanks to |
| and 1950. Moreover, they seem to be bearing a | | | | this). The oversized T-shirts design bore a connection |
| connection to the American army, who invented such | | | | to two things: either sleeping, or hip-hop fashion. |
| clothing either for personal use, or got the idea from | | | | There are even references to such aspects in certain |
| the Europeans — such details leave only small | | | | songs. |
| traces in the blur of history. | | | | Years later, the ringer T-shirts design also became |
| The modern T-shirts design also becomes more | | | | popular (the T-shirt with rings around the collar and |
| associated to the US army as the name comes into | | | | sleeves), as did the trend of wearing a long-sleeved |
| discussion — although the generally accepted | | | | T-shirt with a slightly larger short-sleeved one over it. |
| idea is that the T in T-shirt stands for its actual | | | | An addition to this was the classical black band |
| shape, there is also the possibility of it being an | | | | T-shirt, still accessible and very successful, which |
| abbreviation for the phrase “training shirt”. | | | | became immensely popular somewhere around 1975. |