A T-shirt (T shirt or tee) is a style of shirt.
A T-shirt's defining characteristic is the T shape made with the body
and sleeves. It is normally associated with short sleeves, a round neck
line, and no collar. However, it may also include long sleeves, buttons,
collars, or v-necks.
T-shirts are typically made of cotton fibers (sometimes others), knitted together in a jersey stitch
that gives a T-shirt its distinctive soft texture. The majority of
modern T-shirts have a body that is made from a continuously woven tube,
so the torso has no side seams. This is accomplished with special
weaving machines called circular looms,
which produce seamless fabric for tube tops, stockings, and the like.
Conventional stitching is used for the waist band, neck band, sleeves
and to close the shoulders. The manufacture of T-shirts has become
highly automated, and may include fabric cutting by laser or water jet.
T-shirt fashions include many styles for both men and women, and for
all age groups, including baby, youth, teen, adult and elderly sizes.
The T-shirt evolved from undergarments used in the 19th century, through cutting the one-piece "union suit"
underwear into separate top and bottom garments, with the top long
enough to tuck under the waistband of the bottoms. T-shirts, with and
without buttons, were adopted by miners and stevedores during the late 19th century as a convenient covering for hot environments.
T-shirts, as a slip-on garment without buttons, originally became
popular in the United States when they were issued by the U.S. Navy
during or following the Spanish American War. These were a crew-necked,
short-sleeved, white cotton undershirt to be worn under a uniform. It
became common for sailors and Marines in work parties, the early
submarines, and tropical climates to remove their uniform "jacket",
wearing (and soiling) only the undershirt.
Named the T-shirt due to the shape of the garment's outline, it soon
became popular as a bottom layer of clothing for workers in various
industries, including agriculture. The T-shirt was easily fitted, easily
cleaned, and inexpensive, and for this reason it became the shirt of
choice for young boys. Boys' shirts were made in various colors and
patterns. By the Great Depression,
the T-shirt was often the default garment to be worn when doing farm or
ranch chores, as well as other times when modesty called for a torso
covering but conditions called for lightweight fabrics
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