A visual history of the world’s most popular and versatile streetwear, 1000 T-Shirts celebrates the evolution of the T-shirt into a fashion statement and urban design icon in hundreds of examples.
This definitive compilation is an encyclopedic cele- bration of the most popular, style-setting T-shirts from the 1950s to the present. Included in this collection are every type of T-shirt, from counterculture slogans of the sixties and the heyday of the rock-band -tour commemorative T-shirt to today’s tees, which run the gamut from high-fashion branding to innovative graphic designs.
This book showcases the rich graphic design culture and features photographs of T-shirts worn on the street, specially commissioned T-shirt graphics, T-shirt collections, and a survey of the best and coolest contemporary graphics from around the world.
1000 T-Shirts is sure to appeal to designers, illustra- tors, art directors, fashion buffs, and poculture junkies, as well as a general market of T-shirt enthusi- asts and collectors.
"T-Shirts have ruled the fashion and sports scene for decades now with everyone having their favorite go-to tee whether it is for a purpose, place, or phase of life with each serving as a tangible memory." —Defy New York
"Call this the one volume encyclopedia that centers around one specific article of clothing: the T-shirt-everything you ever wanted to know about a T-shirt and even what you didn't even realize you needed to know about a T-shirt." —New York Journal of Books
A visual history of the world’s most popular and versatile streetwear, 1000 T-Shirts celebrates the evolution of the T-shirt into a fashion statement and urban design icon in hundreds of examples.
This definitive compilation is an encyclopedic cele- bration of the most popular, style-setting T-shirts from the 1950s to the present. Included in this collection are every type of T-shirt, from counterculture slogans of the sixties and the heyday of the rock-band -tour commemorative T-shirt to today’s tees, which run the gamut from high-fashion branding to innovative graphic designs.
This book showcases the rich graphic design culture and features photographs of T-shirts worn on the street, specially commissioned T-shirt graphics, T-shirt collections, and a survey of the best and coolest contemporary graphics from around the world.
1000 T-Shirts is sure to appeal to designers, illustra- tors, art directors, fashion buffs, and poculture junkies, as well as a general market of T-shirt enthusi- asts and collectors.
Praise
"T-Shirts have ruled the fashion and sports scene for decades now with everyone having their favorite go-to tee whether it is for a purpose, place, or phase of life with each serving as a tangible memory." —Defy New York
"Call this the one volume encyclopedia that centers around one specific article of clothing: the T-shirt-everything you ever wanted to know about a T-shirt and even what you didn't even realize you needed to know about a T-shirt." —New York Journal of Books
