Sunday, 18 March 2012

T-Shirts Are Making A Comeback

With changing fashion, the style of t-shirt in demand also keeps changing. T-shirts can be of various styles for both men and women, and for all age groups, including baby, youth, teen, adult and elderly sizes. T-shirts are usually made of cotton, in a jersey stitch, that imparts the characteristic soft texture. T-shirts can be adorned with text or pictures, and they are mostly used to promote products, companies, films and websites, like the ones
shown above.

A printed T-shirt usually has a design, image or lettering embossed on it. There are tons of types of t-shirts out there – seems like everywhere you turn, you see a new style.



4 of the most popular types of T Shirt:

A concert t-shirt used to be a staple of metal or rock band shows, however, these days, you can find them at just about any type of concert venue, whether it be country, rap, or even accordion music. Bands and musical groups market themselves by producing and distributing t-shirts at their shows, tours, and events. A concert T-shirt usually includes screened graphics of the name, logo, or image of a musical performer. One popular graphic on the back of the T-shirts is a list of information about the band’s current tour, along with tour cities and event dates. One of the most popular colors for concert T-shirts is flat black. Check your closet – how many concert tees do you have?



A tourist t-shirt or souvenir t-shirt is a shirt generally linked with travel or a holiday and are a popular choice for a gift or souvenir. Tourist t-shirt designs are mostly screen printed with pictures and words directly related with a particular city, country or culture. The t-shirts are an expression of the places a person has been to. These types of t-shirts are generally are usually a reasonably priced souvenir or inexpensive piece of clothing. It is the most bought item during travelling in any part of the world.



A course t-shirt is a printed t-shirt with a military unit’s logo on it, to depict that a person has attended or graduated a course. Printed shirts having unit insignia have existed as long as the Second World War. Course t-shirts were a topic of discussion internationally after Israeli soldiers were found to be wearing t-shirts with anti-Palestinian cartoons imprinted on them.




Art t-shirts were used mostly by contemporary artists as a canvas for their work.

Art-shirts can also be produced in bulk as with screen printed ones. Some of the well known artists to have released t-shirts are Keith Haring, Takashi Murakami, Damien Hirst and KAWS.

T-shirts have existed almost as long as fashion itself. They have mostly been a source of expressing oneself or showing one’s support for some good social cause, and their popularity is no surprise. Who doesn’t love a good comfy t-shirt?

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