Five Plus One - Striped Tees

Coco Chanel may be credited with popularizing the striped t-shirt, but it has a much richer history than high fashion. It actually had its start as a medieval symbol of social deviance. By the mid-1800s, striped tees had been deployed as high visibility martime uniform. And in the 20th century, wool striped tees were worn by early dirt-track and board-track motorcycle racers, also for visibility and identification reasons.

Whatever image the striped tee conjures in your head, there’s a litany of them on the market, drawing from a range of historic contexts.

1. Kapital IDG Stripe Jersey PENNANT T (3 flags) - Yatara

2. Freenote Cloth Mooch Tee - Red Stripe

3. Levi's® Vintage Clothing 1960's Casuals Tee Plum Stripe

4. Warehouse & Co. Lot. 4113 Striped T-shirt Red

5. The Real McCoy's BC24002 Buco Stripe Tee S/S White/Green

   Plus One - 7.5oz Cotton Long-Sleeved Crew Neck Border Tee - Striped Body with Black Arm