Wearing T-Shirts with catchy slogans is something many countries have seen for over 20 years. But there are whole new markets being created around the world and Doha is one of them. For example, in this capital city of Qatar younger people have started wearing t-shirts that have all kinds of messages on them ranging from humorous to cheeky.For many of the people wearing these shirts, it’s a chance to portray a personality or send a message about a social or environmental belief. There’s nothing like a t-shirt with a wacky message to attract attention or get a great conversation going even with people you don’t know very well.
Wearing printed t-shirts that have warm colours with graphics, text or pictures can also make a people feel as if they have more confidence. They certainly will stand out in a crowd and get people’s attention. In Doha, it’s mostly teenagers and young adults who are often seen in the eye-catching t-shirts.
T-shirts with wild graphics, slogans and messages have their place. For the Doha professional, a t-shirt with a social message is not worn in the office of course. But when it’s time to go to a party, the colourful embroidered shirts or the shirt with a message is perfect party wear.
T-shirts with mysterious slogans are sometimes looked upon with suspicion. Shirts with numbers or symbols that don’t have any apparent meaning or are known to have no relationship to the wearer’s life can cause some nervousness.
One of the most interesting features of t-shirts is that you can buy ones with designer logos and show off great taste in fashionable clothing without spending a lot of money. It’s the best of both worlds. T-shirts with logos make great advertising forums for designer labels and corporations like Coca-cola and Mickey Mouse. And now celebrities are wearing custom t-shirts which have only made the t-shirt a modern day icon that can be embraced by anyone for any kind of social setting.
(c)Ivan Veliki, www.sxc.hu/