Tops
We hope you enjoy browsing our big, beautiful selection of hippie tops, boho and alternative blouses, pagan tops, gothic and handmade tops, all firm favourites with the customers of our hippy clothing shop. Everything is made with great care and attention to detail, and most of our clothing is made in safe, clean Fair Trade environments where the workers are treated well. Please always check the measurements first – for help picking the right size, check out our sizing help page.
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The history of T shirt!
The T shirt, like jeans, is one of the world's favourite garments, worn by almost every culture on the planet. But as a style it's quite new, dating back to the late 1800s, created by American labourers who got into the habit of cutting their jumpsuits in half to keep cool.
The first T to be manufactured was made for soldiers fighting in the Mexican-American War during 1898, and the US Navy adapted them in 1913 as a standard kind of vest. In 1920 the name 't-shirt' arrived in Britain, inspired by F. Scott Fitzgerald who coined the phrase in his novel, This Side of Paradise.
In 1950 Marlon Brando and James Dean transformed the humble T into a high fashion item thanks to the smash hit movies A Streetcar Named Desire and Rebel Without a Cause. As a result businesses in Florida started making the garments, decorating them with slogans and images. By the end of the '50s Tropix Togs had a license to print Walt Disney characters on their Ts, and by 1960 the printed T was a global staple.
We also do excellent T shirts. Our T shirts are all brilliant, all top quality. Next time you get dressed, give a nod of respect to the people who invented the popular items you're wearing. You're actually wearing history!
