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Graphic t-shirts gained popularity in the 60s/70s. Prior to this, t-shirts were almost exclusively plain and worn mostly as undergarments until the 50s. A photo of a woman with a Mickey Mouse shirt in 1939 makes me wonder - did she make it? Or did Disney actually make them? Other graphic tees too?

by /u/TheRadHatter9 in /r/AskHistorians

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