The history of the t-shirt November 04 2014

Welcome to Dull Designs T-shirts.  

T-shirts are common wearing apparel for the average American.  But the seemingly inconspicuous t-shirt has an interesting history.  Here are some interesting pieces of information:

  • The name "t-shirt" is derived from the fact that the shirt is shaped like a letter "T".  
  • The word "t-shirt" was not included in the dictionary until the 1920's
  • The first time an ad was placed on a t-shirt was to advertise the Wizard of Oz

For more information on this interesting evolution of the t-shirt just do a web search and be amazed at the vast amount of information available on this item of clothing that you may wear everyday without much thought.

 

Information obtained from: http://www.youdesignit.com/information/10-facts-about-t-shirts