Seen as I am quite an inquisitive person, I decided to research the 'invention' of T-shirts. Who the heck invented them and why? Well it turns out that the T-shirt originally came from underwear that was worn in the 19th century. You see, they cut through the one-piece underwear separating the top and bottom half. The top half was then long enough to tuck into the bottom half!
During the Spanish American War, T-shirts became popular in the United States when they were issued to sailors. These were crew-necked, white cotton undershirts that were worn under a uniform. I could not find any information to whether the word crew in 'crew neck' was actually taken from the sailors or crew working on ships, but I am assuming that it was.
I suppose you do know that they are named T-shirts due to the shape of the outline. Actually that is quite obvious! As they were cheap and easy to clean they soon became the choice of young boys and their mothers!
Blah, blah, blah!!! Anyway, by the late 1960s, the T-shirt became a medium for wearable art. An example of this is bright yellow acid smiley faces.
They can also be used to advertise companies, be used as souvenirs and to display protest messages.
Well, now that I know where T-shirts came from (which I'd like to thank Wikipedia for), I think it is time to get on with my blog!
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By the way, you can find our great designs on www.dive-shirts.co.za
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