The Basic History Of The T-shirt

" - The T-shirt evolved from undergarments used in the 19th century, through cutting the one-piece "union suit" underwear into separate top and bottom garments, with the top long enough to tuck under the waistband of the bottoms. T-shirts, with and without buttons, were adopted by miners and stevedores during the late 1800's as a convenient covering for hot environments.

- Sherry started in 1948 by its owner and founder Quinton Sandler as a screen print scarf business and evolved into one of the largest screen printed resort and licensed apparel companies in the United States.

- In 1959, plastisol, a more durable and stretchable ink, was invented, allowing much more variety in T-shirt designs.

- In the 1960s, the ringer T-shirt appeared and became a staple fashion for youth and rock-n-rollers. The decade also saw the emergence of tie-dyeing and screen-printing on the basic T-shirt.

- In the 1980s, thermochromatic dyes were used to produce T-shirts that changed colour when subjected to heat. This brand of T-shirt, Global Hypercolour, was a common sight on the streets of the UK for a few years, but has since mostly disappeared. These were very popular in the United States as well in the late 80's among teens."

(all information from wikipedia.)

so the t shirt has evolved from a undergarment to a item of clothing that some people take pride in wearing. In the 1940's they were used as a bra or vest type item of clothing and was worn under neath the clothes, it was also used in the royal navy but now people show there views on t shirts or wear them as a fashion statement. 

T shirts have now developed over time from something that started of as a simple shirt for the royal navy, that they most likely found from other boat crews that wore them out in the open on board. the styles have varied quite a lot over the years many people remember the 60's when the tie dye look was quite popular.  The first major company to establish the t-shirt Tropix Togs in the eary 50's.

Now days there are many forms of t-shirts and designs for them, there also many styles of t-shirts but none the less they are still a form of the original under garment.

In a way we are all wearing underwear as our clothes...