| I recently read some facts about the popular Tee | | | | when manufacturers of Coke and Mickey Mouse |
| Shirt. | | | | began print screening their image and copyright onto |
| 1. Tee shirt evolved from undergarments used in the | | | | the shirts. |
| 19th century. They were worn as a convenient | | | | 8. A short lived fashion statement of the 1980's was |
| covering for hot environments. They were an easy | | | | T-shirts that changed color, due to thermochromatic |
| slip-on piece of clothing without buttons. Originally, | | | | dyes, when subjected to heat. These were |
| sailors in the US Navy were given the tees to wear | | | | tremendously popular in the United States among |
| under his uniform. It was a short sleeved crew neck | | | | teenagers. Other T-shirt novelties flourished in the |
| made of white cotton. | | | | 1980's as they became a form of personal |
| 2. The T-shirt was easily fitted, easily cleaned, and | | | | expression. T-shirts with bold slogans were seen in |
| inexpensive. Its popularity spread as it became an | | | | the UK during the '80's. |
| item mothers would purchase for their young sons. | | | | 9. It was not until the late 1980's and early 1990's |
| Eventually, various colors and many different patters | | | | that designer names and logos started cropping up |
| were used in T-shirts. They were so popular that | | | | on T-shirts. They were instantly popular as a status |
| even Charlie Brown and many of his friends wear | | | | symbol, especially with young adults and teenagers. |
| T-shirts. | | | | In comparison to other designer fashions, they were |
| 3. By 1929 the T-shirt was often the accepted | | | | a relatively inexpensive way for the consumer to |
| garment to be worn when doing chores on the farm. | | | | fulfill their taste for designer brands and the |
| 4. After World War II Marlon Brando appeared in a | | | | fashionably attired in decorative clothing. |
| T-shirt during the motion picture A Streetcar Named | | | | 10. Later, companies of all sizes produced or |
| Desire. The T-Shirt then finally achieved the status of | | | | purchased T-shirts carrying their corporate logo or |
| being fashionable. | | | | messages as part of marketing campaigns. T-shirts |
| 5. In the 1950's T shirt advertising happened. | | | | advertised corporate donations to charities and were |
| 6. In the 1960s, the Ringer T-Shirt became popular | | | | given as gifts to employees. Consumers would |
| with the youth and rock-n-rollers. Tie-dyeing and | | | | purchase T-shirts that bore images of their favorite |
| screen printing began to take place on the basic | | | | products and brands. |
| T-shirt. Then came other decorations using an | | | | The popularity of T-shirts with humorous slogans and |
| airbrush technique along with appliqué, | | | | designs is a large part of the American culture today. |
| embroidery, ironing letters, heat transfers, and dye- | | | | The trend of wearing T-shirts has been embraced by |
| sublimation transfers. | | | | everyone from the man / woman in the street to |
| 7. T-shirts became a marketing billboard in the 1970's | | | | celebrities like Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. |