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T-shirt history

T-shirt history

An example of a tie-dye T-shirt The idea of the T-shirt came to the

USA during WWI when US soldiers noticed the light cotton

undershirts European soldiers were using while the US soldiers

sweated in their wool uniforms. Since they were so much more

comfortable they quickly became popular among the Americans, and

because of their design they got the name T-shirt. During WWII the

T-shirt had become standard issue underwear in both the U.S. Army

and Navy. Although the T-shirt was formally underwear, soldiers

often used it without a shirt covering it while doing heavy labor or

while stationed in locations with a hot climate. As a result, the public

was frequently exposed to pictures of members of the armed forces

wearing pants and a T-shirt. As an example, the cover of the July

13, 1942 issue of Life magazine, features a picture of a soldier

wearing a T-shirt with the text "Air Corps Gunnery School" [1].

After WWII the T-shirt started appearing without a shirt covering it

in civilian life. According to the New York Times, the 1948

presidential campaign of Thomas E. Dewey produced a "Dew It for

Dewey" T-shirt, which was followed in 1952 by "I Like Ike" T-shirts in

support of Dwight D. Eisenhower. John Wayne, Marlon Brando and

James Dean all wore them on national TV. At first the public was

shocked, but by 1955 it had become acceptable. The T-shirt became

cool when James Dean wore it in the film Rebel Without a Cause.

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