The Rite Record-Journal — 1930s
Denim Mythbusting: Did T-shirts really only become popular after WW2?
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Jim Thorpe, American Olympian and later pro football Hall of Famer, competing in track and field for Team USA at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. The humble T-shirt does it all: it‘s an undershirt and a standalone, comes in plain and printed varieties, even functions as wearable advertising. Tees have been a style icon for decades now, but when did they first become popular? If you look online most articles will tell you that tees became staples after World War II, and especially in the 1950s. Is that commonly held belief true, though? The short answer is: no....
Denim Mythbusting: Did chinos really only become popular after WW2?
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It’s commonly believed that chinos became popular after WW2 and servicemen returned home. That sounds good, but is it true?
A Brief History of the Work Shirt, Part 2 - 1930-1940
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And we're back! But wait, you're probably thinking, "What, just one decade this time?" I know, I know, but there are two reasons for that.