History (Short) of the T-shirt, Today's Popular T-Shirts, T-shirts for Women, Kids, Men & Babies
T-Shirts as Communication, Comfort-wear and Style
History of the T Shirt
T shirts evolved from one piece under garments (union suits) that were
cut in two with the top long enough to tuck into the waistband.
During or following the Spanish-American war, t shirts without buttons
were issued by the U.S. Navy and the word t shirt was adopted into the
dictionary during the 1920s.
However, that all said after further research I've discovered the t
shirt may have originated overseas in Europe. It appears the bottom line
is: It's not quite clear where the t shirt originated.
T-Shirts Today
From a T-shirt one wears, you can tell their diet preference: vegetarian
or meat eater; their political thoughts, ideals, or which way they
swing. We can voice our opinion about a specific political issue like
this one (see below) I've created regarding Senior Citizens. You can deduct who
supports the Green movement, their sexual preference, if a fella is a
leg man, boob or butt man. Baby shirts announce their fist Christmas or
Easter
while others announce they're the older sibling.
When I was a competitive sailor, we received t shirts as prizes making
it pretty darn easy to tell who placed and who didn't. T shirts are
advertising billboards, pajamas for women who pilfer their guy's t shirt
drawer and we dress our pets in apparel made specifically for the breed
of animal. T shirts - it seems - are man's preferred apparel (even worn
with slacks and jacket), and according to a couple of fashion web sites
I found, the t shirt will remain popular in 2012 among men and women
most especially as savvy artists grasp on to pattern, color and image
trends.
Below, I've posted a collection naturally based on my own taste.
Sources: Wikipedia, Tshirt Buyers Guide
NOTE: Zazzle Video How to Upload Images and Gimp (photo editing/illustration software) video tutorial are at the bottom of the page. I LOVE this program!
Want to see more shirts? Visit History (Short) of T Shirts
New at Visages!
Spoonerism and Grunge Spoonerism Tees
Spoonerism means to switch the first letter of two words to make new words. For instance, pig rot would be rig pot. See?
Spoonerism Tee Shirt by Visages
View other Grunge T-Shirts
Popular T-Shirts at Visages
How to Upload a Picure on Zazzle
Make your own t shirt (cards, mugs, hats, etc.) at Zazzle
If you've watched the tutorial (below) and are still leery about making your own t shirt, card, mug, or anything else, I can help at NO CHARGE. That's quite a deal, eh?
Contact me through Visages, my gift store. We'll get your image uploaded and applied to a product so you can purchase it. You'll brag that you created your own unique gift for yourself or somebody else.
If all you want is text. Zazzle provides a way to type your personalized message in a wide variety of fonts, too!
Gimp Tutorial
