We have always been told that this shirt that i am or you are wearing right now is a t shirt but do you exactly know what is a t shirt and where did this name come from?
The t shirt is actually a style of shirt , shirt being something worn as a top. T shirts are special in its T shape made with body and sleeves and normally are short sleeves with a round neck line with no collars.
Most cotton fiber t shirts are knitted in jersey stitch and have soft texture compared to woven ones.
T shirts evolved from the 19th century as an undergarment and have now become a medium of free expression