In the 1960s, printed T-shirts gained popularity for self-expression as well as for advertisements, protests, and souvenirs.Ĭurrent versions are available in many different designs and fabrics, and styles include crew-neck and V-neck shirts. Printed T-shirts were in limited use by 1942 when an Air Corps Gunnery School T-shirt appeared on the cover of Life magazine. Often boys wore them while doing chores and playing outside, eventually opening up the idea of wearing them as general-purpose casual clothing. The shirts became even more popular in the 1950s after Marlon Brando wore one in A Streetcar Named Desire, finally achieving status as fashionable, stand-alone, outerwear garments. Following World War II, it was worn by Navy men as undergarments and slowly became common to see veterans wearing their uniform trousers with their T-shirts as casual clothing. Marlon Brando in the trailer for A Streetcar named Desire.īy the Great Depression, the T-shirt was often the default garment to be worn when doing farm or ranch chores, as well as other times when modesty called for a torso covering but conditions called for lightweight fabrics. "No safety pins - no buttons - no needle - no thread", ran the slogan aimed at men with no wives who lacked sewing skills. In the "after" photo, a virile gentleman sports a handlebar mustache, smokes a cigar and wears a "bachelor undershirt" stretchy enough to be pulled over the head. In the "before" photo, a man averts his eyes from the camera as if embarrassed he has lost all the buttons on his undershirt and has safety-pinned its flaps together. With and without buttons, they were adopted by miners and stevedores during the late 19th century as a convenient covering for hot environments.Īs slip-on garments without buttons, the earliest T-shirt dates back to sometime between the 1898 Spanish–American War and 1904, when the Cooper Underwear Company ran a magazine ad announcing a new product for bachelors. First, the one-piece union suit underwear was cut into separate top and bottom garments, with the top long enough to tuck under the waistband of the bottoms. The modern T-shirt evolved from undergarments used in the 19th century. Simple, T-shaped top garments have been a part of human clothing since ancient times garments similar to the T-shirt worn earlier in history are generally called tunics. Production processes vary but can be environmentally intensive, and include the environmental impact caused by their materials, such as cotton which is both pesticide and water intensive. For example, two billion T-shirts are sold per year in the United States, or the average person from Sweden buys nine T-shirts a year. T-shirts are inexpensive to produce and are often part of fast fashion, leading to outsized sales of T-shirts compared to other attire. The manufacture of T-shirts has become highly automated and may include cutting fabric with a laser or a water jet. Some modern versions have a body made from a continuously knitted tube, produced on a circular knitting machine, such that the torso has no side seams. They are typically made of cotton textile in a stockinette or jersey knit, which has a distinctively pliable texture compared to shirts made of woven cloth. The T-shirt evolved from undergarments used in the 19th century and, in the mid-20th century, transitioned from undergarment to general-use casual clothing. T-shirts are generally made of a stretchy, light, and inexpensive fabric and are easy to clean. Traditionally, it has short sleeves and a round neckline, known as a crew neck, which lacks a collar. Please read our returns and exchanges policy for more detailed information.A T-shirt, or tee, is a style of fabric shirt named after the T shape of its body and sleeves. Returns and exchanges can be requested within 30 days of purchase. Please read our delivery policy for more information. Costs will be calculated in the checkout process. For overseas addresses, shipping prices and delivery times will be higher.
Shipping of this product to the UK will cost £5 and has a delivery time of 6 - 8 working days. Hand cut using single needle side seam double stitched, tunic collar, double cuff, Mother of Pearl buttons. Please see our size guide for more details. Also available in a tailored fit.Ī traditional fit with a generously cut body and sleeve and longer shirt tails perfect for tucking in. Offered in a two-fold cotton poplin this tunic shirt with double cuffs and separate collar is ideal courtwear.
The Anton shirt in our classic fit is a generous cut offering maximum comfort.