Well, its summer now, and pretty soon we’re going to start seeing guys’ undershirts whether we want to or not. When it heats up outside, you see outer layers come off and occasionally even see someone wearing a white t-shirt or tank top out and about around town.
So, you’re all definitely confused, what are the options, where’s the line between an “undershirt” and a “shirt you sometimes wear under other shirts? Fear not. We’ve crammed all the essentials about cheap undershirts into one short post for you. So grab a cold beverage and prepare to learn everything you’ll ever need to know about a man’s undershirt. History and Origins: Whence the Undershirt? It’s impossible to give original credit for the undershirt. Somewhere back in our early human history, someone presumably decided to stick a thin layer under the rest of their clothing to soak up sweat. That was an undershirt. Thin tunics layered under heavier cloth and armor, in the form of very light, Roman soldiers certainly wore them. But if we want to talk about the modern undershirt, we’re looking at the evolution of the “union suit.” You’ve probably seen those one-piece undergarments in cartoons and old movies —making for such great toilet jokes with the butt flaps in the back, they’re the lightweight “long johns”. Union suits emerged in the late 19th century as part of a widespread “clothing reform” movement, which attempted to apply modern manufacturing and scientific knowledge to the fashionable garments of the time in an effort to make them cheaper and more comfortable. Most clothing reform happened in the realm of women’s fashion, but it was the first time that manufacturers and advertisers really began pushing the benefits of an under-layer for men as well. A lot of those late-19th and early-20th century arguments were actually right on the mark. We still wear affordable men's undershirts for about the same reasons that Victorian men took to wearing their long johns: they save wear-and-tear on the layers above them, and after a visible garment would be considered too worn or stained for public display it can be used long. Follow us; https://plus.google.com/b/100962749684818745331/100962749684818745331/posts
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