posted by Anonymous

May 24, 2007 6:02PM

When Clark Gable took off his shirt in "It Happened One Night"?

posted by Holly Isabelle

May 24, 2007 6:10PM

Marlon Brando in "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951) ?

ahaha just a wild guess ;)

posted by kristen

May 24, 2007 6:13PM

All from Generation T by Megan Nicolay:

T-shirts were worn by soldiers in WWII and then Hanes tried to market the shirts to civilians starting in 1941. Until the 70s, T-shirts weren't allowed in schools. In 1948, Thomas E. Dewey was the first to use a political slogan on a T-shirt. And Dior featured the first "designer" T in his 1962 collection.

posted by Mrs. O

May 24, 2007 7:26PM

Dior was dead in 1958, and YSL was out of Dior by 1962, so I think that means Marc Bohan introduced designer t-shirts -- I'd guess Brando in Street Car.

posted by Natalie

May 24, 2007 7:56PM

off-topic, but who is that girl? she's gorgeous and i see her on the cobrasnake all the time!

posted by Faran

May 24, 2007 8:00PM

The girl is Isabelle McNally; she is indeed gorgeous. As for the trivia question, actually none of you are right yet...

posted by guest

May 24, 2007 8:25PM

ISABELLE

posted by Mrs. O

May 24, 2007 9:59PM

James Dean?

posted by Natalie

May 24, 2007 10:14PM

oh, the pastis girl! is she related to anne mcnally too? they look alike!

posted by guest

May 24, 2007 11:22PM

anne mcnally is her mother.

i second the james dean.

posted by jed

May 25, 2007 12:21AM

in the US military!

posted by guest

May 28, 2007 12:51AM

in WWII military issued white undershirts and once people got home it seemed pretty comfortable, althought not entirely acceptable to wear them around... this is also how boxers caught on. but brando in streetcar was also a big one, although apparently not correct. my next guess would be in the late 50s / 60s with concert and band t's