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Re: Undershirt

From:Bryan Maloney <bjm10@...>
Date:Thursday, December 2, 1999, 23:03
On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, Melissa Phong wrote:

> Just to clarify, for those that are still confused. Nobody actually wears > these anymore, (except my grandfather) at least not where I'm from.
I last wore one in 1982, if I recall aright.
> My mom always called them under T- shirts, and they look kind of like that, > except that (at least the ones I've seen) are always white, and are clearly
Actually, the thick-cloth Tee shirts are an innovation. When I was growing up, wearing what used to be exclusively "undershirts" as the only shirt was not uncommon. One still sees it--the classic look is, of course, to put a pack of Camels rolled into one sleeve.
> Finally, I read once that they went out of fashion when Marlon Brando did the > movie, "A Streetcar Named Desire." He was clearly not wearing an undershirt > in that film so it became "cool" and "manly" not to wear them.
Brando? A jonny-come-lately if Ever I saw one. Clark Gable beat him by years on that one.