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| Everyone everywhere shares the love for t shirts. In | | | | Through all those years, the basic shape of t-shirts |
| fact, there is hardly any person who does not have | | | | did not change. As the name itself implies, t-shirts are |
| t-shirts in his or her wardrobe. Even babies and senior | | | | shaped like the letter T. In the original form, |
| citizens wear t-shirts. They are also known as polo | | | | t-shirts have collarless round necklines, no plackets, |
| shirts, golf shirts, tee shirts and tees. Schools, | | | | no buttons, short sleeves, no cuffs and no pockets. |
| organizations, institutions and companies use logo | | | | While the original shape was retained, the years have |
| embroidered t shirts as uniforms. Logo embroidered t | | | | brought many variations of t-shirts. Various styles of |
| shirts are also in demand as promotional items. They | | | | t-shirts can be found today. They may have short |
| are effective, too, because people invariably wear | | | | sleeves, long sleeves or three-fourths length sleeves, |
| those promotional t shirts as casual wear. Because of | | | | with or without cuffs. They may also come |
| its mass appeal, wholesale custom t shirts with | | | | sleeveless as muscle shirts or tank tops. Necklines |
| embroidery are widely sold in Tampa FL. | | | | can be round, scooped, boat necked, cowl necked, |
| According to unofficial reports, the t-shirt first | | | | vee necked or with a hoodie. They can have collars |
| emerged in the 1900s in Europe. It was first seen as | | | | and plackets that may or may not have buttons. |
| a light cotton undergarment that soldiers wore in | | | | They can also have pockets. Even the length and fit |
| World War I. Its popularity spread from there, so | | | | of t-shirts can now vary. They can be body hugging |
| much so that in the 1920s the word was included in | | | | or very loose. They can be worn hip length, thigh |
| the English dictionary. American soldiers were also | | | | length, knee length or cropped to the waist or |
| influenced by their European counterparts. When | | | | midriff. There are even t-shirt dresses for women. |
| World War II took place, the t-shirt was also already | | | | T-shirts may acquire even more variations in the |
| an official undergarment of the US Army and the US | | | | future. The only sure thing is that they will always be |
| Navy. | | | | worn everywhere, including Tampa FL. |
| It was not long before the t-shirt became popular as | | | | T-shirts, polo t shirts and golf t shirts are indeed now |
| outer wear as well. New York governor Thomas E. | | | | considered as basic wear by all manner of people, |
| Dewey used it in his political campaign in 1948, with | | | | young and old, rich and poor, conservative and |
| the slogan Dew it with Dewey! The t-shirt | | | | adventurous. T-shirts can be found worn in even the |
| gained an even larger following when Hollywood | | | | most remote corners of the world as well as the |
| superstars like John Wayne, Marlon Brando and | | | | most cosmopolitan of cities. It is not surprising that |
| James Dean wore it in their films. By the time the | | | | t-shirts are the most popular items of clothing even in |
| 1960s came along, t-shirts were worn by teenagers | | | | Tampa FL. |