Hi R Love what you are doing to the basic T - the cotton takes the dye or print so well and as you know I'm all for left overs.
It's almost like a blank canvas waiting to be decorated. I had my day as a silk screener - Hand towels leading eventually to Niche market T's. Hard work but fun.
What would we do without our T shirts? The transformation, even before you did your thing, has been incredible.
Get the Point...June 16th
Keeping with the same theme, I cut up a dyed printed tee and added the parts to a dyed tank.
"From it's early beginnings during WW1, when
American troops noticed European soldiers wearing a comfortable and lightweight cotton undershirt, and adopted the design, to today' s versatile and fashionable staple, the T-Shirt maintains it's popularity.On the big screen. John Wayne, Marlon Brando and James Dean all shocked Americans by wearing their underwear on national TV. Marlon Brando in 1951, shocked Americans in his film "A Streetcar Named Desire" when his T-Shirt was ripped off of his body revealing his naked chest. By 1955, the T-Shirt was no longer considered underwear when James Dean made the T-Shirt real cool in "Rebel Without A Cause", becoming a contemporary symbol of rebellious youth.
Tie dye and screenprint of the basic cotton T-Shirt in the 60's, made it an even bigger commercial success with more variety coming into fashion - Tank Top, Muscle Shirt, Scoop Neck, V-Neck etc and could make any statement you cared to print.
During the late sixties and seventies. Rock and Roll bands began to realize that they could make significant amounts of money selling their T-Shirts. Professional Athletic teams caught on and soon the officially licensed T-Shirt became hot merchandise.
Must admit to have been rather fond of Marlon Brando in his day.
Clara
Once again you outdid yourself and gave us a good laugh. Ironically we just watched the history of jeans on tv and there was James and Marlon, responsible for denim as well as t shirts.
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