At the beginning of thetwenty-first century, the T-shirt remains as popular as a century .
During World War I American troops noticed European soldiers wearing a lightweigh cotton
undershirt of the hot and humid European summer days.
Compared to the woollen uniforms American soldiers , these undershirts were cool
and very comfortable. By the 1920's, "T-shirt had become an official in the American
English language as it was included in Merriam-Webster's Dictionary. By World II,
Both the Navy and the army had included the T-shirt as standard issue .
By 1955, Marlon Brando, John Wayne and James Dean astounded Americans by revealing
their in their films and the T-shirt became a symbol of rebellious youth.
In the 's printing and dying made great strides, and different types of the basic cotton T-
could be made.
The T-shirt was cheap, in style, and became vvery popular during late sixties and seventies.
Rock and Roll bands realized that they could earn a of money selling their T-shirts.
During the 80's and 90's the mechanics of printing T-shirts increased their production.
The artwork symbolizes the cultural and social conditions of our . The T-shirt is a great
product. It's comfortable, casual, and always in style.
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