The Surprisingly Recent Invention of the T-Shirt

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The t-shirt is arguably the most popular outer garment in the entire world. Coming in a range of styles, colors and sizes there is quite literally a t-shirt for everyone. But where did this iconic garment come from and how did it become so popular?
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@TodayIFoundOut 6 лет назад

Now that you know the origin of the t-shirt check out this video and find out the answer to the question- Why Do Judges Wear Robes?: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GtyvOM4hIck.html

@Maddin1313 6 лет назад

So, if you time travel 200 years back while wearing jeans and tshirt, they'll throw you in the clanger for public indecency.

@davidbeppler3032 6 лет назад

That would be the least of your troubles.

@drivesthecar3247 6 лет назад

I think you'd only need to go back as far as the 30s and 40s in some jurisdictions!

@OtakuUnitedStudio 6 лет назад

That was a plot point in an early episode of the revived Doctor Who.

@drivesthecar3247 6 лет назад

The 1949 Bing Crosby movie, "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" is about that. It's a book written by Mark Twain.

@qtexasbrumley 6 лет назад

Maddin1313 They still do that where I live though

@drivesthecar3247 6 лет назад

TIFO: making everyday, mundane things interesting! My mom spoke about my grandma dying white t-shirts different colors (red) for my Uncle Joe. I don't know the exact date, but I would have to guess somewhere between the mid 30s and 40s. She thought the popularity of t-shirts boomed when you could finally buy them in different colors. Another story was one time one of my Uncle Joe's red sweatshirts got into a load of bed sheets. My mom & her sisters absolutely loved those pink sheets!! They'd take turns whose bed got made with them that week. But, grandma was so embarrassed! Anything but white sheets were absolutely unheard of in the 40s(!!), almost scandalous!! She would always hang them on the inside of the clothesline so they couldn't be seen from the road to town. };]

@smorrow 6 лет назад

White as a sheet

@catatonicbug7522 6 лет назад

And now it is illegal in many places to hang clothing outside to dry for "decency" reasons! Funny how social norms change so quickly.

@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195 5 лет назад

Drives The Car this was so interesting, thanks for sharing!!!

@martinmccomb5462 5 лет назад

@@catatonicbug7522 Yeah it's funny how we're supposed to cut down on energy use and be more "green" and "sustainable" and then the most ecologically friendly way possible to dry your clothes is made illegal in many places. That's political logic for you.

@benjackson7872 5 лет назад

It's amazing how things have changed

@Palmieres 6 лет назад

I live for the day when TIFO is sponsored by a women's underwear brand and we get Simon in a beautiful lacy bra talking about support and separation.

@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195 5 лет назад

palmieres OMG YES

@amistry605 5 лет назад

😂😂😂

@richadams4564 6 лет назад

Fun video. I enjoy how this channel takes mundane things I likely never consider, but expands their story and tells their history making them fascinating. Very cool.

@micahphilson 6 лет назад

I'm really glad we don't have to wear like 3 layers of full-body clothing anymore. I commonly feel warm in just a t-shirt and shorts. Having to wear long-sleeves is horrible for me when everyone keeps the thermostat so high.

@TheInselaffen 6 лет назад

Not many thermostats in Little Ice Age Europe, or frontier America.

@atranas6018 6 лет назад

global warming

@Drownedinblood 6 лет назад

I can't imagine the smell back then. People must have been uncomfortable especially down in the south right?

@micahphilson 6 лет назад

Cafelogis, oh my God, visiting the south is so hard for me in the summer, and that's with T-shirts!

@micahphilson 6 лет назад

Organon, the little ice age wasn't exactly an ice age, it wasn't always colder. In fact, it describes a time when the weather swung extremely often and fast both ways, and created more and bigger storms than normal. Personally, I don't know why they think we ever left it.

@captainclipy6236 6 лет назад

I'm not used to seeing Simon in a t-shirt...

@sunnyztmoney 6 лет назад

CaptainClipy why because of his semetic arm hair?

@johnarbuckle6583 6 лет назад

CaptainClipy Button up shirt Simon: Simon T-shirt Simon: Eerily similar to V-sauce Michael

@jacksonpercy8044 6 лет назад

Hey, V-Sauce, Simon here.

@greggi47 6 лет назад

Do you reckon he might do something with the Mack Weldon boxer briefs?

@jasonflay8818 6 лет назад

Did anyone mention why it's called a t-shirt? Is it because of the shape or another reason?

@christianschwalbach7561 6 лет назад

Jason Flay pretty sure it's shape. Hard to see otherwise.

@JadedDemocracy 6 лет назад

The research put into this channel is so incredible I wish the effort was put into news

@KNR90 4 года назад

The thing about news is that by definition you are reporting new events. There are always unknowns. If not, then you aren't watching news

@johngifford7725 6 лет назад

Congratulations. Your ability to cause me to knowingly watch an eight minute comercial is truly a thing to be proud of. I don't even feel any remorse, for having done so. Entertaining, and educational as usual. Thank you.

@JazSemGrega 6 лет назад

really like simon's voice....everything sounds so smart and interesting =)

@Slayer119988 6 лет назад

It took us that long to invent and then accept short sleeved shirts. Mmkay humanity.

@josephlacerra8433 6 лет назад

Well, it took us about 4,000 years to put wheels on luggage!

@Quon320 6 лет назад

Simon slips in the sponsorship so seamlessly that you don’t even notice it lol

@cougarhunter33 6 лет назад

He's a hit with the ladies that way, too.

@Nierez 5 лет назад

Isn't it bad if it's not noticeable? I mean for the company sponsoring?

@keriezy 6 лет назад

I've never appreciated a fashion trend more than the t-shirt.

@kirosun 6 лет назад

6:10 "We sell T-shirts but don't look at it, LOOK AT THIS STUFFED BULGE!"

@jones1618 6 лет назад

Did I miss it or did you gloss over why a T-shirt is called a T-shirt? My guess is it’s shape lying flat but you didn’t say, AFAIK.

@Dsdcain 6 лет назад

I want to know who added the pocket to a T-shirt. Considering they make up a large portion of my wardrobe I'd like to know. Thanks Simon and *TIFO* crew for another video.

@schregen 6 лет назад

Do you smoke? Haha! Pockets on shirts are weeeiiiiird 🍆🥒🍆🥒🍆

@argledotorg 6 лет назад

Where do you keep your phone if not in a breast pocket?

@shplingo9657 6 лет назад

Daniel Taylor any other pocket

@argledotorg 6 лет назад

Normally placed pants pockets either bind on slab phones or you risk breaking it every time you sit down. Jackets are taken off more frequently leaving you separated from your phone or carrying it. So which other pockets do you have?

@zeratir7873 6 лет назад

I usually tape my phone to my forehead, that way ill always know where it is...

@benderrodriguez142 6 лет назад

1:46 pretty sure dude is sporting the Italian tuck in that photo

@24framedavinci39 6 лет назад

Bender Rodriguez Thought I was the only one who noticed.

@dosmastrify 6 лет назад

Mr derIsGreat? Mr Ben derIsGreat?

@neatnoot214 6 лет назад

Simon, I have a question, where did the idea of saying "fire!" when shooting a gun or some other kind of weapon like a torpedo come from? I know that it probably came from the early days of blackpowder, but what did they say before that when you fired a crossbow or something, and if they just used the term shoot where did that originally come from? A answer to this would me much appreciated, please and thank you.

@Techtastisch 6 лет назад

I never thought about the History of clothing! :D Thats pretty intresting.

@DerZocker2000000 6 лет назад

and now make a video about the pysics of t-shirts ^^

@greggi47 6 лет назад

Clothing history is a fascinating topic. The basic trends in modern Western clothing are variations on a few patterns that go back to the ancient Greeks, or even the earlier Egyptians. Ask a librarian to help you find some books on the subject.

@robh1701 6 лет назад

£23 for a white fucking t-shirt?you having a laugh?

@davidbeppler3032 6 лет назад

Only $35 for a t-shirt? You must be joking!

@yurif4n 6 лет назад

In the states they have them for like 1$

@davidbeppler3032 6 лет назад

Its•just•me •johana• you get what you pay for.

@_Super_Hans_ 6 лет назад

David Beppler A plain white t shirt doesn't need to be amazing quality

@davidbeppler3032 6 лет назад

Super Hans you are the reason good tailors are so hard to find.

@niagaradrones 6 лет назад

Last time i came in this early, she asked me to leave

@quintenwhyte6660 6 лет назад

John Roscoe WTF?! That's fucked up!

@shplingo9657 6 лет назад

Quinten Whyte not really

@calichef1962 6 лет назад

You screwed up the joke, man. There should be no "IN" if you want it to convey a sexual innuendo. To come "in" connotes entering a room or a building. Thanks for playing, try again next time.

@sunnyztmoney 6 лет назад

John Roscoe you weren't early...bc there was a vid to watch

@demonking86420 6 лет назад

so close, yet so far

@Imdor 6 лет назад

Seems like that t-shirt is extremely uncomfortable, looks like it's crawling up the armpits.

@penske_material 6 лет назад

Imdor but it's paying his bills

@catatonicbug7522 6 лет назад

T-shirts, especially when worn as undershirts, should always fit snug, all around the body. Even properly fitted dress shirts should have small enough arm holes so you can raise your arms without untucking the shirt.

@sebastianelytron8450 6 лет назад

Credit to TIFO for doing _wearisome_ research on such a bland topic. But videos like this have become _well-worn_ for this channel.

@bsteven885 6 лет назад

Sebastian Elytron That was PUNTASTIC!

@kaiserwigglesiii2369 6 лет назад

Oh Simon, you're making me feel some kind of way

@michaelkelleypoetry 6 лет назад

White T-Shirts are STILL considered to be underwear, at least in the Southern United States. If someone wears a White T-shirt in public, everyone looks down on them.

@user2144 6 лет назад

Next TIFO video: *When did humans, or their ancestors, start waving their hands and arms around while speaking?* (Simon waves his arms around, alot).

@johnspera8369 6 лет назад

PA TV then what DOES USC stand for?!

@johnspera8369 6 лет назад

PA TV sorry; wrong.comment!

@LimeGreenTeknii 6 лет назад

My hypothesis is that it's been an innate part of human speech for a long time. Scientists believe that the reason music makes us want to dance is that there is crosstalk between the auditory lobe and the motor cortex. The prevalence of speaking with one's hands and how easily sign language is picked up by deaf people as their "main thinking language" seem to suggest that this crosstalk certainly does exist.

@greggi47 6 лет назад

Reference to Pinker's book is great here.

@rowynnecrowley1689 6 лет назад

I'm certain that practice has been a thing about as long as humans have been a thing.

@mcsabas1042 6 лет назад

Do a video on the yidispolitica scandal

@somepeoplearesooostupid.4933 6 лет назад

MCSABAS ???

@morganboutwell8231 6 лет назад

The military still holds the idea that T-shirt’s are underwear. Your T-shirt almost always cannot be a plain white. Must have print or something other than a standard white or blue.

@ImSpun13 6 лет назад

+Today I Found Out Now do a video on the "wife-beater"!

@teddywawwrzyniak104 6 лет назад

As usual Simon, informative. Thanks much! ;)

@LithiumThiefMusic 6 лет назад

This is like... diet Vsauce

@shade9592 6 лет назад

BTW... you didn't mention the history Jersey-Knit. The most common stretchable fabric used in T-Shirts... Possibly the most important invention of the 19th century.

@UberNeuman 6 лет назад

It's a little known fact that Ike Turner created the Wife Beater.

@davidbuschhorn6539 6 лет назад

The "surprisingly recent"? Not the "curious case of the"? Did that stop being popular after all this time? After. All. This. Time.

@ssj1260 6 лет назад

That company is charging $32 for a plain white tshirt..... LOL

@markwatney8641 6 лет назад

Chris because the tariff wars between trump and xi

@connormccloy9399 6 лет назад

Really solid sponsor spot on this one!

@kirbymarchbarcena 6 лет назад

It was only appropriate that Simon wears a t-shirt for this video...and tucked it in.

@GTSongwriter 6 лет назад

I've unscribed. I personally do not like being advertised to and is reason for my RU-vid Red account. You have clearly stated that people would rather watch your ads than donate enough money to make doing this worth it. Your concept of "Free" equals more money to line your pockets. It seems like a worthless battle and everyone here loves your advertisements. Good luck everyone. I guard my mind against advertisment as it has been proven to work subconsciously via the "Herd Concept". If this guy does it, well I want it too! You don't think ads work on your mind, then why do ad companies pay guys like this so much money? They pay them so good they don't need your donations! They absolutely will take your donations and continue to advertise to you anyhow. This does cost you. It costs you your own mind's belief and in trusting something you've seen before. Do some research on how advertising works and you'll start avoiding it too!

@shockmonkeyradio7128 6 лет назад

ha ha! I was wondering if you'd get to the US Navy thing. Also, we were taught limited sewing skills in the Navy. But it's one of those skills you don't really need in that line of work because we don't mend sail anymore. Whenever i sewed on my own patch it looked horrible. Thanks for the deep dive on t-shirts. Stays tucked in? Nonsense! I guess i have to put that claim to the test!

@jeremybowman109 6 лет назад

Is his girlfriend a whistle blower

@Psittac20 6 лет назад

Love the content! Every now and then I like to imagine people 2000 years ago, someone looks down at one guy and says "what the crap are those", the guy wiggles his toes in modern day socks under his sandals, and says "oh these, they're socks..... they're going to be the latest craze." Then month's later everyone is wearing socks and sandals.

@pzrkstinger 6 лет назад

Why do you need to tell what are you gonna find out today twice? In the title of the video and in the beginning? Do you think I am dumb so I don’t get it the first time? You do copy a lot of appearance from Michael Stevens so maybe you can learn a thing or two from the way you structured your video too

@The1AndOnlyGoldenboy 6 лет назад

Today I found out what Daven's address is.

@cougarhunter33 6 лет назад

Well, we did just learn about the The Berners Street hoax. Wonder if it still works?

@Otokichi786 6 лет назад

I haven't seen "A Streetcar Named Desire" because the trailers and excerpts I've seen remind me of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" shouting matches which were...ugly. I recall that when T-shirts appeared with slogans during the 1960's, that signaled the emergence of a new business segment and cultural phenomenon. ("Take This War And Shove it!";)

@axiomist1076 6 лет назад

Heeeyy, Mack Weldon ! I'm a good customer of Mack's. I have gotten a fairly good collection, mainly of their polo shirts. They're beautifully cut and fit perfectly and look great. The pique fabric is very elastic and very cool (temperature wise). And NO I wasnt paid to say this. Just try them yourself and you, too will be ravingabout them.

@GalileonPrime 6 лет назад

I'm surprised the "wife beater" tee shirt was not mentioned? Although as I recall MB wore one in the movie you mention. From the urban dictionary: Men's close fitting, ribbed, sleeveless white cotton undershirt most commonly used before T-shirts came into vogue as undergarments. It is named wife beater after Marlon Brando's character, Stanley Kowalski, who wore one during much of the movie version of Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire." Stanley proved to be a sloppy, drunken, ill-tempered brute who beat his wife.

@moomoo3031 6 лет назад

My dad retired from the USMC in 1961. Us kids had the job of hanging up the wash on the clothes line. We'd get these white balls of wet material to hang up, lots of them! They were my dad's "skivvy shirts", white T-shirts made of the thinnest fabric, and we had to take those wet balls and stretch them out to hang on the line. It was impossible! and not only that, but the shirts were inside out and my Mom wanted them right side out to dry, so we must have spent hours trying to do that. It was so frustrating, I remember and that was...57 yrs ago! Thanks Mom, haha, love you.

@russg1801 6 лет назад

Everything we take for granted today was INVENTED. Did you ever consider that the ICE CREAM CONE had to be invented? Yup, it was! And have you figured out just how badly it must'a SUCKED to live before we had all this cool stuff?

@nardo218 6 лет назад

If there were laws in Havana against wearing your undershirt in public, someone must have been doing so. Also!! I learned in a freshman communications class that Brando's perfomance didn't make MEN buy the shirts. Women shop for their husbands, and the trend was a major revelation to marketers (the mad men of the 50s). They marketed to women, who buy for the household, and the v-neck tshirt took off, b/c women wanted to see more hairy manly man-chest.

@JerryEricsson 6 лет назад

I recall my father, who was a farmer, wearing white t-shirts all summer, weather on the tractor, or in town drinking in the local watering hole. To make them different from undershirts, however, he had my mother sow a pocket on each t for his smokes, and his pen; he was never without both. I, likewise wore t shirts in the summer back in the 50's and 60's, and when I joined the US Army, we were issued t-shirts as part of our utility uniform (1970). When I was ordered to war in Vietnam, I was issued olive drab t-shirts and boxer shorts. Both were appreciated greatly, and often, when back at base camp, we wore the t-shirts as outer wear especially when the temps shot up to over 100 degrees F and the humidity was around 90%. I do recall wearing white union suits when I was a boy, dad had the same, they were warm and very comfortable. Ours came in two types, one with the old drop flap, and the newer type had a button slit that would open up to allow quick relleaf, when necessary. Later they came out with a self closing slit that did away with the two small buttons that sort of irritated at times when you sat to long in your desk at school.

@EudaemoniusMarkII 6 лет назад

Mack Weldin, no big and tall sizes. So, nope!

@botigamer9011 6 лет назад

T-Shirts have an additional advantage: the act of its removal is far sexier than anything before it

@Monk-Amani. 6 лет назад

I'm old enough to remember when T-shirts and jeans were cheap. Everyone bought what one could afford, my folks did at least. One thing for certain, Mack Weldon under garments aren't cheap. In product or price. Kinda slick aren't they.

@anonymouscrank 6 лет назад

Good stuff but how could you recount the history of the t-shirt without mentioning Fruit of the Loom or BVD? I realize you are promoting your sponsor, Mack Weldon, but I noticed Jockey got a plug and I would consider them an "also ran."

@omegaman6193 5 лет назад

OH WHAT A COINCIDENCE! The sponsor and video topic are related! What are the chances! That’s like World of War sponsoring a ship video or a alcohol app sponsoring a video about alcohol.

@christelheadington1136 6 лет назад

I'm pretty sure Clark Gable was wearing a sleeveless (tank top) shirt in "It Happened One Night". He was shirtless (but with a sheet covering most of him) in "Gone with the Wind". In that case I guess people were so worried about him saying damn. they let the bare shoulders slide.

@eugenetswong 6 лет назад

Simon, I have criticized your ads before, when placed in the middle of the video. This was good and relevant. It was kind of cool, actually. I'm beginning to wonder if you should actually create infomercials. You could throw in a few interesting facts here and there, but make the infomercial the actual content. I think that it would be interesting for different reasons.

@crankysaint 6 лет назад

Bonus fact: Ed "Big Daddy" Roth popularized the graphic tee when he was asked by car clubs in California to design a warm weather alternative to the graphic jackets worn by clubs in cooler parts of the country.

@bobbyvee260 6 лет назад

I think you meant to say University of Southern California and not South California.

@sunriselg 5 лет назад

The part about pullovers is interesting. T-shirts are still not considered elegant or business appropriate. But a dress shirt with a pullover (sweater, jumper... whatever you call them) on top is nowadays considered suitable for business casual and things like date nights.

@who919 6 лет назад

I just don't see myself spending $30 on a t-shirt especially a white t-shirt that is disposable I'm probably going to wear it 3-4 times before it gets thrown in the garbage I don't care how many times you wash them there is nothing like a crispy new white t shirt, jeans and new Timbs

@Kikilang60 6 лет назад

If our technological socioty failed, t-shirts would be the thing of a better time. The T-shirt seems simple, but damn, given the raw material, no one could make a T-shirt by hand.

@letsgetretardent 6 лет назад

I love getting some background on ultra ubiquitous things. Everything was invented or discovered by someone.

@Thx1138sober 6 лет назад

Screw the Mack Weldon crap made out "premium fabrics" which means a synthetic fabric. I'll stick to 100% cotten t-shirts and underwear thank you.

@mikeo.4924 6 лет назад

Tip for Simon: If you're wearing a button-down overtop of it, tuck your t-shirt into your underwear to keep it tucked in -- it'll also reduce 'muffin-top' on your overshirt.

@NikkiMKarLen 6 лет назад

US: Sweat pants. UK: Track suit bottoms. The Brits always keep it classy.

@wroot1 6 лет назад

lol is that you in the long johns simon?!!

@PACKERMAN2077 6 лет назад

next video where do we get our thumbnails featuring sexy t-shirt black man

@iatsd 6 лет назад

So an entire quarter of your video content time is now pitching sponsors? Click revenue, sponsors, patreon - what's left for you guys to try and squeeze another dollar out of it all?

@mugemobi 6 лет назад

How could you leave out the progressively declining quality of t-shirts as they are farmed out to sweatshops. Was this video was sponsored by a t-shirt company?

@deadfreightwest5956 6 лет назад

Okay, that's the T-shirt. Now explain the origin of the wife-beater shirt.

@deusexvesania1702 2 года назад

This channel became my go to source for stuff I've never asked myself and probably never need to know, but still binge every now and then.

@rexmundi3108 6 лет назад

T-shirts are still considered underwear in some countries. You should do a history of sweat pants. They've only become acceptable daily wear recently.

@Coleo20 6 лет назад

I understand that advertising is essential to keeping a channel running, and I'm not wholly opposed to its existence, but this recent trend in middle of the video testimonials is a bit off-putting.

@marquamfurniture 6 лет назад

Outside of extremely casual occasions, a white T-shirt is underwear. IMO looks terrible under a open neck dress shirt and jacket.

@seannieminen1369 6 лет назад

The international school I go to in Malaysia allows 'casual' but we are NOT allowed to wear t-shirts. Girls however have more freedom when it comes to casual wear.

@Studdblog 6 лет назад

You are doing a good job of making the commercial parts inoffensive. Well done.

@raychang8648 6 лет назад

I want to hear Simon tell us the history of the "wife beater".......that would be fun.

@jasonkeen9401 6 лет назад

The same is with the suit jacket, After the peninsular wars officers came back to England and there military jackets became suit jackets.

@soulagent79 6 лет назад

Next make a video about the polo shirt.

@Mouser613 5 лет назад

Europeans wore "keyhole" tunics centuries ago. Short or no sleeves and in a simple "T" pattern. Not a proto-T-shirt?

@Petra44YT 6 лет назад

Amazing. So if time travel is ever invented, you'd have to make sure that your garmets are acceptable and not breaking any laws.

@QuantumRift 6 лет назад

$32 for...a.....white...T-shirt? Wow. WOW. Even with 20% off, that's still $26.....for a t-shirt. Wow.

@mama9048 6 лет назад

$30 for a Mack weildon t-shirt! I can get the same style for £2 in Primark. It's nothing fancy no logo on it either.

@aeris2001 5 лет назад

Pretty hilarious, my whole life the t-shirt was just a normal shirt to me and most others, when you said shirt you meant t-shirt. More traditional shirts are considered more specalist shirts now, often as smart shirts.