By the time I’m writing this introduction, if you look for “T-shirt” on Google News you’ll run into articles that talk about how Justin Bieber got into trouble for wearing a Nirvana tee to an award show (Courtney Love approves, by the way), Cara Delevingne causing controversy for wearing one with a feminist out-of-context message and printed shirts of a zombified Donald Trump by artist Mitch O’Connell. What this set of stories goes to show you (aside from the fact that we’re obsessed with celebrities) is the power the garment has to transmit a message, but it hasn’t always been the case.
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The Evolution of the T-shirt: An infographic!
From underwear to outerwear. From merchandising to protest tool. From high street to high end. For such a simple garment the t-shirt has sure gone through an impressive journey. To understand how this piece of clothing went from being worn inside a submarine by an US soldier in the 50’s to the streets of London by a top model nowadays, here’s an infographic that illustrates the history of this simple yet essential piece of clothing:
Print on Demand
Here at Printsome, we’ve always supported creative endeavours which is why we’re proud to announce our brand new ‘print on demand’ service.
Thanks to our five years of experience in the apparel-printing industry, we were able to design a platform catered towards the needs of artists and designers who want to start their own T-shirt line. Printsome’s ‘Print on demand’ service has no minimum orders and can print any design with no colour limitations.
From the moment you connect your online shop (like Shopify) with our platform, anyone can buy one of your designs. We deliver all over the UK and Europe. Drop shipping has never been this easy.
Why worry about inventory or logistics when we can take care of that? We deal with the boring stuff so you have more time to do what you love. To find out more, simply visit our brand new website.
Printsome is a t-shirt printing agency offering from t-shirt printing Glasgow to t-shirt printing Edinburgh, and everywhere else in the UK. For some advice on custom clothing or simply a nice chat about t-shirts, give us a shot!
