This Heather Blue Ringer Tee features an 8oz. cotton construction, embodying the vintage sportswear feel of the 1950s. Its boxy, slightly cropped fit ensures comfort, while the tubular body design and ribbed collar add a classic touch. A single chest pocket is perfect for small essentials. Made in Japan, this Pocket Tee blends different colored fibers into a unique yarn, making it a stylish and nostalgic nod to American post-war youth culture.
From the brand: A Heather Blue, 8oz. Cotton, Ringer Tee - true to those popular in 1950s Sportswear with its boxy, slightly cropped vintage-style fit. Built using a tubular-body construction with no side seams and finished with ribbed collar & cuffs. The finish of this Blue Pocket Tee is made by blending different colored fibers into one yarn.
The Pocket Tee
The American Staple Crewneck Tee emerged at the turn of the century, marketed as a buttonless undershirt. Initially, these garments were designed as an undergarment for bachelors, who often struggled with sewing buttons back onto shirts and were officially adopted by the U.S. Navy as part of its uniform during World War I, contributing to the garment's wider recognition and use.
Conceived exclusively as an undergarment, the t-shirt remained unadorned for the first 50 years of its existence, except for those modified by factory workers, who were known to sew pockets onto the left chest to carry cigarettes and hardware when working in high temperatures.
After World War II, crewneck tees became increasingly popular. Veterans continued wearing them, contributing to their normalisation as casual wear and the watershed moment in the acceptance of T-shirts as public attire came in the 1950s. Hollywood, played a significant role in this transformation. Marlon Brando and James Dean began wearing T-shirts in their films, redefining the T-shirt from an undergarment to a fashion item amongst the newly coined ‘teenager’.
With this proliferation, manufacturers of the time looked for ways to distinguish themselves in the market, and so by the mid 50s, the Pocket Tee entered mass-production, becoming an iconic symbol of American post-war youth culture and blue collar identity.
Single Chest Pocket
Contrast ‘Ringer’ Ribbing
Cotton Fabric, 8 oz.
Tubular Design
Cotton Sewing Thread Construction
Made in Japan
