In 1913, the Bodice fabricated its American admission back the US Navy issued aggregation necks to seamen for chest aegis beneath their sailor suits. 100 years later, A-listers are putting their tees advanced and centermost — commutual with glam accessories such as a Chanel bag, of course.
THE ‘50s: HOLLYWOOD EFFECT
The Bodice went from commonsensical basic to adult capital back megastars like Marlon Brando and James Dean alloyed a spirit of apostasy into the apparent white tee. Modern-day stars like Blake Lively, Kate Beckinsale and Olivia Wilde backpack the careless torch, adventuresome to abrasion their tees simple and clean.
Affordable: Rag & Bone V-neck affection T-shirt, $80 at stylebop.com (left), Luxe: Helmut Lang cottony T-shirt, $275 at stylebop.com
THE ‘60s: HAUTE HIPPIE
Woodstock saints like Joe Cocker and Janis Joplin afflicted a sartorial anarchy that had bodies tinting their tees into consciousness-expanding dreams. Today, you can acquisition tie-dye in austerity food and in Soho, as able-bodied as on chargeless alcohol like archetypal Alessandra Ambrosio.
Affordable: Tie-dye cotton-jersey T-shirt, $20 at americanapparel.net (left), Luxe: Proenza Schouler tie-dye affection T-shirt, $245 at Kirna Zabête, 477 Broome St.
THE ‘60s-‘70s: WHAT’S YOUR LOCALE?
Jean Seberg abundantly repped NYC in 1960’s “Breathless” years afore John Lennon airish for the 1974 Bob Gruen photo that fabricated cutting your abode chic. Rihanna boastful her own apparitional booty on the Lennon classic, and now you can abrasion tees boasting anywhere you appetite to be.
Affordable: Union Jack affection T-shirt, $45 at cafepress.com (left), Luxe: USA cotton-jersey T-shirt, $90 at A.P.C., 131 Mercer St.
THE ‘70s-‘80s: EXPRESS YOURSELF
Debbie Harry and added CBGB punks weren’t abashed to allege their minds or brand attitude-to-T-shirt, abundant like Solange does in this decade. For a beginning take, try phrases with flowers.
Affordable: Printed affection T-shirt, $58 at frenchconnection.com (left), Luxe: Printed affection T-shirt, $130 at Sandro, 986 Madison Ave.
THE ‘80s: SHINE ON
Somewhere amid “Dynasty” and “Thriller,” the Bodice angry fabulous, with sequins, gems and added embellishments that accumulate babes like Isla Fisher attractive abundant alike today. Booty castigation in affected adornment or go absolute with all-over sparkle.
Affordable: Embellished poly-blend T-shirt, $80 at riverisland.com (left), Luxe: Lanvin applique t-shirt, $767 at theoutnet.com
THE ‘90s: WITH THE BAND
Band tees may accept alike pre-1990, but no one admired them added than Gen X, abnormally slacker adolescence like Beavis and Butt-head. Now the tees are key for pop-rockers like Sky Ferreira, and back about anybody loves music, you can advertise cornball cool, too.
Affordable: Van Halen printed affection T-shirt, $17.80 forever21.com (left), Luxe: Balenciaga printed affection T-shirt, $278 at farfetch.com
NOW: THE DIGITAL AGE
The 21st aeon ushered in new technology that took T-shirts accomplished Nirvana to above and beyond. The breathtaking trompe l’oeil prints of our time are all the acerbity with adolescent appearance darlings like Hailee Steinfeld, so break on advance with one of these agnate forward-thinking picks.
Affordable: Printed affection T-shirt, $50 at topshop.com (center), Luxe: Mary Katrantzou printed jersey T-shirt, $470 at net-a-porter.com
