Sunday, September 2, 2007

What is the worst named piece of clothing?

So as everyone knows, in my part-time I dabble as a fashion -maven (right). So with that i
n mine, I got into an inane discussion about a particular type of clothing that has the worst name we can think of. Here's the definiton for it straight from that oracle of knowledge otherwsie known as Wikipedia:

"Also known as A-shirts, they are usually worn by men, although sometimes worn by women (in which case they may be known as boy beaters). They are generally made for use as underwear, and generally have large sleeve holes and a large neck, down to near the chest."

Hmm..clear as a bell right? So if it isn't obvious (And I can't be the only one who doesn't know what an A shirt is) ...we're talking about "Wife beaters". Who could have possibly come up with a name for it? The name itself conjures images of a fat brown dude in a lungi...probably a thick moustache..dragging his sari clad wife back to the cave. But not so fast my friends Wiki goes on to say:

"The term originates from frequent depictions in popular culture of aggressive American men, usually living in poor conditions (such as living in a trailer) and having low income, beating their wives and/or children while clad in this shirt."

Whatever it is...perhaps we need to just learn to call them an A-shirt? (whatever that is...).

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