The History Of T-shirts- Pemudaa Fashion T shirts

The History Of T-shirts

The t-shirt has transformed into the most ubiquitous item in apparel in American fashion and culture.

   The T-shirt’s humble beginnings

The first manufactured t-shirt was invented between the Spanish-American War in 1898 and 1913 when the U.S. Navy began issuing them as standard undershirts.

This undershirts gradually called a T-shirt because of the way it is shaped like the letter ‘T’, this natural, usually cotton-based, item of clothing was an obvious choice for military use-hard wearing yet breathable.

Even then, it took until 1920 for the actual term “t-shirt” to be inducted into the English dictionary, thanks to F. Scott Fitzgerald being the first person to publish the word in his novel "This Side of Paradise." 

"So early in September Amory", writes Fitzgerald, "provided with 'six suits summer underwear, six suits winter underwear, one sweater or T-shirt, one jersey, one overcoat, winter, etc', set out for New England, the land of schools".

The T-shirt becomes unisex

During WW2 women took on many roles previously designated to men, and with more manual tasks to tackle, clothing began to cross the gender divide. The Sears catalogue from 1945 shows t-shirts aimed at women. Actresses like Katherine Hepburn also made the fashion for traditionally male attire more popular.

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