Shirt Shark Custom T-Shirt Brands

All our custom printed t-shirts are 100% heavyweight, preshrunk cotton. We only use brand names with a reputation for high quality.

We specialize in printing white t-shirts. Our white t-shirts come from a variety of well known companies including, Anvil, Hanes, Gildan, Fruit of the Loom, and Lee. Our T-Shirts are comfortable, casual and always in style.

Every brand we use offers long lasting t-shirts spun with American made cotton. Typically the shirts we use are between 5.4 - 5.6 oz, the standard for t-shirts.

Most popular T-Shirts Styles that we currently offer:

• GILDAN Heavyweight Cotton T-Shirt
• FRUIT OF THE LOOM Heavy Cotton T-Shirt
• JERZEES Heavyweight Cotton T-Shirt
• ANVIL Heavyweight Cotton T-Shirt
• HANES Heavyweight Cotton T-Shirt

The History of the T-Shirt:

At the beginning of the twentieth century, the T-Shirt quickly became an American favorite. The American T-Shirt began during WWI. American troops noticed European soldiers wearing a comfortable and lightweight cotton undershirt during the hot and humid European summer days. Compared to the wool uniforms American soldiers wore, these undershirts were cool and comfortable and they quickly caught on with the Americans.

By the 1920's, the "T-Shirt" had become an official word in the American English language with it's inclusion in Merriam-Webster's Dictionary. By W.W. II, both the Navy and the Army had included the T-Shirt as standard issue underwear.

John Wayne, Marlon Brando and James Dean all shocked Americans by wearing their underwear on national TV. In 1951, Marlon Brando really shocked Americans in his film "A Streetcar Named Desire" when his T-Shirt was ripped off of his body revealing his naked chest. By 1955, James Dean made the T-Shirt real cool in "Rebel Without A Cause". James Dean made the T-Shirt a symbol of rebellious youth.

In the 60's people began to tie dye and screenprint the basic cotton T-Shirt. Advances in printing and dying allowed more variety and the Tank Top, Muscle Shirt, Scoop Neck, V-Neck, and many other variations of the T-Shirt came into fashion. The T-Shirt was inexpensive, in style, and could make any statement you wanted to print.

The American T-Shirt came into it's own during the late sixties and seventies. Rock and Roll bands began to realize that they could make significant amounts of money selling their T-Shirts. Professional Sports caught on and soon the officially licensed T-Shirt became hot merchandise. During the 80's and 90's the production of T-Shirts and the mechanics of printing on them increased the volume and availability.

Now at the beginning of this new century, the T-Shirt is as popular as ever.