A short history lesson. The introduction of the tshirt in America was it's use by the United
States Navy as part of it's official uniform, during WW1 American Army troops noticed
European soldiers wearing similar lightweight comfortable cotton undershirts during the hot
and humid days. Compared to the wool uniforms the American soldiers wore, these undershirts
were cooler and more comfortable and they quickly caught on, the t-shirt was added as
standard issue underwear for the U. S. Army.
The 1940's T-shirt History
Life magazine adds to tshirt history with a photo of an American soldier wearing a t-shirt
with the text “Air corps gunnery school” on the cover of it’s July 13, 1942 issue.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the humble tshirt quickly became popular as
Americans began to discover the comfort and versatility of this simple piece of underwear.
Due to its simple design, the shirt became known in the USA as "T-type" shirts or, as we know
them today, T-Shirts. By the 1920's, the word "T-Shirt" had become an official word in the
American English language. The T-Shirt soon came into it's own on the big screen when John
Wayne, Marlon Brando and James Dean shocked Americans by wearing their underwear on national
TV. In 1951, Marlon Brando created quite a stir in his film "A Streetcar Named Desire" when
his T-Shirt was ripped off of his body revealing his naked chest. By 1955, the T-Shirt was
tolerated being worn without another shirt covering it, then James Dean made the T-Shirt
really cool in "Rebel Without A Cause". James Dean made the T-Shirt a contemporary symbol of
rebellious youth
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