Most iconic t-shirts of all time

CONIC MOST T-SHIRTS TIME ALL The birth of the t-shirt took place in the American workplace, where tired union workers were annoyed of wearing their sweaty one-piece uniform. In a state of bothered irritability, the scissors came out, and the long underwear was cut in half. And thus began the era of the most popular piece of clothing apparel in all of history: the t-shirt. 91% 1. РЕАСE SIGN of Americans claim to own a favorite t-shirt. Check out the most influential t-shirts of all time- you probably own one or more of them! An ounce of irony: Roman emperor Nero, the wicked persecutor The largest human of Christians and his gathering to make a own dear mother, used peace sign took place the peace sign as an "Anti-Christian" symbol. at the Ithaca Festival in Ithaca, New York (2013): 5,814 people To him, the peace sign looked like a broken, standing in unison for upside down cross. 20 minutes. 2. KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON KEEP CALM An inspirational message by King George VI, the British government took these wise words and printed them on Resurfacing in 2000 in a family-owned shop, visitors began to use the catch phrase and now it is seen, literally, everywhere. Keep calm, people. AND posters as part of their World War II propaganda. CARRY ON 3. KISS ME I'M IRISH Kiss Me * I'm Irish! The luck of the Irish stems from kissing the Blarney Stone, which gives you the super power of becoming a smooth talker. As not all of us can travel to Ireland on a whim for good luck, the next best thing is kissing an Irish person. Puck'r yer lips! Or, proudly adorn the t-shirt. 4. THE TIE-DYE TEE 5. ВОВ МАRLEY Staying true to the hippie culture to the 60s, you can now tie-dye your tees with food coloring and vinegar. Natural, organic, and eco-friendly! "One good thing about music, when it hits you, you worry, be happy." These are simple truths from his mouth, and they make it clear why he is a cultural icon. feel no pain." "Don't 6. "JUST D0 IT"- NIKE The logo of the "swoosh" is only half of Nike's image, but, did you know that the in- spiration for the slogan “Just Do It" comes from the final words of a convict? JUST DO IT. Before Gary Gilmore was executed by a firing squad, his last words were "let's do it". Motivation, people. It's all about changing for the better! LET'S DO IT 7. "LICK"- ROLLING STONES You probably didn't know that these sensuous lips are those of the Rock & Roll idol Mick Jagger - and that this artwork was bought in the U.S. for a whopping $92,000. That is one expensive pair of musical lips. $92000 $ . ............. IV NY 8. I NY The United Kingdom has the highest number of international visitors to New York, and the second largest market for "I <3 NY" t-shirts is in Japan. Nothing wrong with this picture- New York will always remain in international hearts, as long as this t-shirt lives. The artist also never got paid for this hugely successful tourism advertising campaign! YOLO! YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE 9. YOLO "You Only Live Once" (and for the owl-lovers- "You Only Love Owls"), is our rebellious acronym for trying to imply that "I do what I want!" Also, Tufts University included this question in the application essay in 2013: “What does #YOLO mean to you?" Drake, you have clearly set a high bar. OBEY НОРЕ 10. OBEY GIANT/ OBEY HOPE The artist Shepherd Fairey handed out 300,000 stickers and 500,000 t-shirts promoting President Obama's campaign in 2008 with the Obey Giant art style. Almost 200 years later after the famous "Uncle Sam Wants You" political illustration,"Hope" is recorded in books as being on par with Uncle Sam's popularity and success. Some things just come full circle every~200 years. What is your favorite t-shirt of all time? Sources http://www.worldrecordacademy.com/biggest/largest_human_peace_sign-world_record_set_by_the_lthaca_Festival_80267.htm http://www.teachpeace.com/peacesymbolhistory.htm http://www.forbes.com/sites/trulia/2013/03/15/americas-most-irish-towns/ http://crafts.creativebug.com/tiedye-food-coloring-vinegar-1783.htm http://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnshore/2008/04/21-things-about-bob-marley/ http://www.businessinsider.com/they-said-what-famous-last-words-2011-9?op=1 http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/r/rolling-stones-lips-and-tongue-logo/ http://www.nycgo.com/articles/nyc-statistics-page http://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-tufts-university-yolo-drake-college-application-20130715-story.html We do not own the rights to the copyrighted images illustrated above. They are used as reference for informational purposes. YCLOTHINGSARRE lonlíhe OF