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Colarless T-shirts were a very popular non-uniform American shirt, at first just for boys. They were first worn in elelementary (primary) school. We see them in the 1930s as formality declined. You can notvget more informal than a T-shirt unless you do not wear a shirt. T-shirts were much more common by the 1940s and 50s. At first they were mostly coloful striped T-shirts. The striped varied in width and color. They were primarily short-sleeves shirts and worn in warm weather, but we also notice long sleeves in cooler weather. There may have been some regional fifferences. We begin to see a greater bariety of T-shorts by the 1950s, but the stripes were dominant, Some boys had T-shorts with popular TV iluminaries like Hop Along Cassidy. And gradually other logo appeared on the shirts depending on the boy;s interests and tastes. Strips never totally disappeared. Gradully we begin to see T-shorts in secondary schools. Some high schools did not allow them. They were never as popular at secondary schools as in primary schools, but by the 1980s we see quite a few high school boys and some girls wearing them. They were also used for gym uniforms.
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