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T-shirts: Appealing Apparel
T恤：經典不敗的時尚宣言

No matter what the season is, you will see people wearing T-shirts. These simple items of clothing may have begun as undergarments, but it’s been a long time since they were regarded solely as such. Their climb to the height of being a top fashion accessory may have been slow and steady, but they’re certainly no longer on the bottom of the clothing drawer.
T-shirts are usually made of cotton. In the past, clothing was often made of wool and other coarse, itchy materials, so wearing underwear made of cotton kept skin comfortable. In World War I, American soldiers noticed European soldiers wearing these undergarments instead of their wool uniforms during the hot summers. While the trend of wearing them as undershirts caught on, it wasn’t until Hollywood superstars started wearing them as outer clothing that they found acceptance.
In 1955, the film Rebel without a Cause starred James Dean wearing jeans and a white T-shirt under a red jacket. This was considered the turning point, and as people started copying his style, the T-shirt’s popularity grew. By the 1960s and ’70s, T-shirts started taking on new looks. Instead of being plain white, T-shirts of many colors started showing up, and ones with printing on them became standard.

無論什麼季節，你都會看到人們穿著T恤。這些簡單的服裝一開始可能是用來當作貼身衣物，但它們單純被當成這種用途已經是很久以前的事了。T恤或許是一步一步才慢慢地登上顛峰、成為必備的流行配件，但它們的確不再被壓在衣櫃抽屜的底層了。
T恤通常是棉製的。過去，衣服通常是由羊毛和其他粗糙、令人發癢的材質所製成，所以穿著棉製襯衣可以讓皮膚感到舒適。第一次世界大戰期間，美國大兵注意到了歐洲士兵在大熱天穿這種襯衣，而不是穿羊毛軍服。雖然把T恤當作汗衫蔚為風潮，但是一直要到好萊塢巨星開始把T恤當外衣穿，它們才廣被接受。
一九五五年，詹姆斯．狄恩在電影《養子不教誰之過》中穿著牛仔褲，並且在紅色夾克裡面穿著白色T恤。這被視為是轉捩點，隨著人們開始模仿他的風格，T恤也越來越受歡迎。到了一九六○與七○年代，T恤開始有了新面貌。T恤不再是白色，開始出現了許多顏色的T恤，上面印有花樣的T恤也成為普遍的款式。