The t-shirt is a fairly new addition to our collective wardrobes . It has only been an acceptable piece of clothing in its own right for around half a century. With wider necks and shorter sleeves, it was almost universally considered to be underwear since the early 20th century.
It’s thought that it evolved from a kind of all-in-one underwear made from red flannel known as the “union suit” which was popular with workers in the 19th century. A similar garment which consisted of two pieces of long underwear is recognized today as "Long Johns". They were similarly popular with workers and the poor. Long Johns have never really waned in popularity since and have been keeping people warm right up until the modern day.
Sometime in the 19th century, people created button-less undershirts made from wool and cotton that you could pull over your head without ruining the collar. But laws on the books as early as 1890 in places like Havana stating that it was illegal to wear these pullover tops exposed in public.
By the time WWII started, the “modern” t-shirt had become commonplace in high schools and universities across the states. It wasn't yet ubiquitous and was still commonly worn by adults, at least, as an undershirt. The final push for mainstream acceptance of the t-shirt as an outer garment started at the end of WWII. The popularity of a t-shirt as an outer garment further surged thanks to Marlon Brando and his role as Stanley Kowalski in A Street Car Named Desire which featured Brando wearing a tight fitting (as most were at this point), bicep caressing t-shirt.
It didn't take that long after for businesses to realize the marketing potential of these mostly blank outer garments. And the rest, as they say, is history. Want to have a customized T-shirt of your own? Come to SnapMade and design online!
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