The History of the T-shirt

• The T-shirt evolved from undergarments used in the early 19th century.
• T-shirts orginally became popular in the USA when they were issued by the US navy during or following the Spanish American War
• "T-shirt" didn't become a word in the English dictionary until the 1920's
• The style didn't enter mainstream fashion until the 1960's
• until the 1950's ,t-shirts were still thought as being underwear
• James Dean , an actor,helped make the T-shirt a standard item of clothing
• The T-shirt has been proven to be great for slogans,designs , and creating designs .
• Advances in screenprinting gave people an opportunity to print on t-shirts in the 1960's
• in the late 60's and 70's people realized printing on t-shirts could be a great business.Rock'n'roll bands and professional athletic teams made lots of money by selling custom screen printed t-shirts
• celebrities have used t-shirts to communicate with the public

websites

• wikipedia.com
• t-shirt-buyers-guide.org
• t-shirtcountdown.com