Men’s shirt has been an essential part of every man’s wardrobe. Their elegance and refinement, as well as their simplicity, have withstood the test of time, and to be honest, it’s difficult to fathom a world without them; their demands have grown to withstand the trials of o’clock.
But have you ever wondered how did men’s shirts come into existence? I’m sure not. So let us take a trip back to memory lane.
3500 BC
In 1913, the Egyptian tomb of Talkan was discovered for the first time. Linen shirts made from flax plants are the world’s oldest surviving clothes. Cannabis was used as a rope to create pyramids about this time.
1400 years ago
Shirts were used under a man’s outerwear as a washable separator between his skin and his harder-to-clean outerwear. Because there were no buttons on the front, they were never intended to be seen — they were so frowned upon that they were never seen…almost preferable to be entirely starkers! Even now, there are traces of these customs where a guy is expected to keep his jacket on.
1500
Around this time, servant ladies had their dresses buttoned from the front, with the left side for right-handed individuals and the right side for left-handed people, while males were said to be finely dressed.
1700
The shirt is sleeveless and falls below the waist. The shirt served as undergarments, but the top quickly became rippling and rough, conjuring up images of luxury and pageants.
Shirt with detachable collar
Hannah Montague, an 1827 American housewife, was fed up with her husband’s continual rubbing of her collar white, so she reached for her blouse with scissors and cut off her collar. Because she invented her removable collar, she could flaunt her flawless collar every day while her husband wore the same shirt underneath. Unfortunately, this also created the idea that they had more shirts than they did and were wealthier as a result.
After a few years, the term “clerk” refers to a man who has enough help at home to ensure that he can wear a clean shirt every day without coping with dirty manual labor that stains the clean shirt. But then, it appeared to be the case.
The 1880s
As industrialization began in Europe and the united states, the new middle class and working employees started to wear shirts. As more managers and desk positions appear, shirts become increasingly popular.
Americans started to wear shirts with a downward batwing collar and ornamental gold and diamond studs. Polo gets tired of the collar catching his cheek and being pinned when returning to England. That’s how the button-down collar was invented
1930’s
Washing shirts is no longer a tedious and time-consuming task thanks to the introduction of the washing machine in the 1930s. Collars and cuffs are no longer an issue for men and homemakers of the time, and shirts are once again becoming one-piece. The working class begins to wear blue shirts that disguise filth and dirt while giving it a bright appearance as the shirt becomes a part of everyone’s daily life. The phrase “blue collar workers came into existence”
The 1960s
In the 1960’s three-piece suits were not as popular as they are now which is why workers believe they need to put a few additional shirts in their chest pockets.
And thus, the design of the current men’s shirt was formed.
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