| Since the introduction of the tee shirt to the | | | | are made when the shirts are wrinkled or tied up |
| consumer market during the early 1900s, this article | | | | with rubber bands and place in different colors (or |
| of clothing has come a long way. It has evolved over | | | | the same color) of ink. The ink stains the tee, which |
| the past one hundred years to more than just a plain | | | | makes for a really interesting design. |
| white thing worn under a uniform to a colorful, fun | | | | 4. Another currently popular trend is the cause or |
| way to express a personality and beliefs. For | | | | awareness tee. These tees are used by politicians, |
| example, the city t-shirt gives those who wear it the | | | | nonprofit organizations, and others to raise |
| opportunity to express the city in which they live, | | | | awareness for a specific issue. For example, many |
| grew up, or call home. City t-shirts have grown in | | | | politicians give out tees at their campaign rallies, so |
| popularity over the last ten years and as of now | | | | people will wear them and create buzz or spread the |
| they seem to be the new trend. Listed below are | | | | word to others who see the garment. Another |
| more of the different kinds of tees that are popular | | | | example would be tees that raise awareness for |
| today. | | | | breast cancer. Finally, one clothing store in particular |
| 1. Graphic tees are ones that have any kind of design | | | | and a few designers took this idea to whole another |
| or print on them. For example, many t-shirts for | | | | level when they launched a tee-shirt campaign with |
| women have flowers printed on them. Also, athletes | | | | new, hip designs focused on raising awareness of |
| wear these tees to promote their sport or show in | | | | global AIDS. The campaign has been a huge success |
| which sport they compete. Some of the | | | | over the past few years, selling millions of dollars |
| snowboarders wear tees with a snowboard and/or a | | | | worth of shirts to go to help find a cure for AIDS. |
| mountain covered in snow on them. | | | | In the past one-hundred years the tee has gone |
| 2. When they first entered the market, tees only | | | | from plain white to being used to help spread |
| came in white. Now, they are available in many | | | | awareness of a disease or to help a politician win an |
| different colors, like pink, brown, green, blue, and lots | | | | election. They have become a major part of not only |
| more. These colored tees usually have pockets on | | | | American culture, but hundreds of other cultures all |
| one side of them as well. When they were popular, | | | | around the world. The future of this garment looks |
| people used them to put their cigarettes in, but now | | | | to be very bright as people and designers continue to |
| the pocket is mainly for decoration. | | | | find new ways to use this once dull undergarment. It |
| 3. Tie-dyed tees became popular in the 1960s and | | | | is left up to the imagination what will become of this |
| 1970s when a few famous rock bands started | | | | interesting piece of material in the next one hundred |
| wearing them and their fans followed. Tie-dye tees | | | | years. |