For AskMen. An important enough staple of men’s clothing to be included in the Museum of Modern Art’s Is Fashion Modern show last year, the ubiquitous white T-shirt is clearly one of those items that should be in everyone’s wardrobe. While it can be traced back to medieval T-shaped garments, Cooper Underwear (which we now know as Jockey), originally sold their men’s t-shirts much as we know them today only as part of a set, paired with long johns. Hanes produced mens t-shirts in cotton for the U.S. Marine Corps back in 1901. By the 1950s, the t-shirt for men began to take on a post-WWII sense of rebellion, a reputation solidified when worn by Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire. For the complete story, click here.