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From Jean Paul Gaultier’s ‘Chic Sailor’ in his skin-tight Breton stripes to Theresa May making an embarrassing attempt to convince us that ‘this is what a feminist looks like’, the cotton t-shirt is a chameleonic garment that transcends its status as a wardrobe staple. London’s Fashion and Textile Museum celebrates the t-shirt with its exhibition 'T-Shirt: Cult - Culture - Subversion' (until May 6) and a display called 'T: The Topology of the T-Shirt' (until May 6 too), so we've collected together some of our favourites from the latter:
Rihanna's Finger
Photograph by Susan A. Barnett. Published in T: A Typology of T-Shirts. Copyright © 2014.
Pink Ziggy Stardust
Photograph by Susan A. Barnett. Published in T: A Typology of T-Shirts. Copyright © 2014.
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Photograph by Susan A. Barnett. Published in T: A Typology of T-Shirts. Copyright © 2014.
All Over Trump
Photograph by Susan A. Barnett. Published in T: A Typology of T-Shirts. Copyright © 2014.
King Kong
Photograph by Susan A. Barnett. Published in T: A Typology of T-Shirts. Copyright © 2014.
She Screams My Name
Photograph by Susan A. Barnett. Published in T: A Typology of T-Shirts. Copyright © 2014.
This is Not a Rehearsal
Photograph by Susan A. Barnett. Published in T: A Typology of T-Shirts. Copyright © 2014.
No Pizza For You
Photograph by Susan A. Barnett. Published in T: A Typology of T-Shirts. Copyright © 2014.
'T: A Topology of T-Shirts' and 'T-Shirts: Cult – Culture – Subversion' are on at the Fashion and Textile Museum until May 6. We're selling two-for-one tickets for that right here, and you can find our interview with slogan t-shirt pioneer Katharine Hamnett right here.