| It was thanks to the cinema and the music how | | | | groups to adopt the t-shirt as a symbol of their |
| t-shirts became a main item amongst youngsters' | | | | bohemian ideology, before it became a flagship for |
| fashion. Marlon Brando and James Dean introduced | | | | the youth in the late '40s, by the time a new music |
| this trend back in the sixties, with a defiant, rebel and | | | | wave was becoming mainstream. |
| aggressive attitude which clashed with formalities of | | | | In the 50s, rock'n'roll radically changed the mindset of |
| the age. | | | | the young generations, who by using t-shirts |
| The t-shirt itself was considered until the earliest '20s | | | | expressed their position against the sobriety of their |
| an underwear piece of clothing, and if worn outside | | | | parents. Tees were initially very simple in designs and |
| only could mean belonging to the working class. The | | | | colours, mainly white plain tight short-sleeved ones. |
| 'Beatnick' movement was one of the first cultural | | | | |