Not in my holler shirt
Not in my holler shirt
For the US military, who bought Not in my holler shirt and boxer sets for each soldier in the early 20th century, white Not in my holler shirt were first mass-produced. But following Marlon Brando's A Streetcar Named Desire and James Dean's Rebel Without a Cause, in which both performers played on the military notion of masculinity but added a feeling of postwar rebellion, they became an iconic fashion item in the early 1950s. The Not in my holler shirt continues to be an essential component of every following menswear moment, whether it is at Saint Laurent, Celine, or the high street. The Bear may be referring at a certain sort of vintage masculinity.
But is so much money really worth it for a Not in my holler shirt? When I purchased a Merz b Schwanen shirt, it came packaged more like a whiskey bottle than an undershirt—a brown wooden box with a pamphlet on the company's history. It did seem and felt light, hung well on my body, and maintained its form throughout the day.
The true test, however, was in the kitchen, when I began preparing my breakfast and discovered the glaring flaw in Not in my holler shirt. Cooking in a $100 white shirt while being aware that even the tiniest spot of hot sauce may make it completely useless is utterly horrifying. Not in my holler shirtis convinced that, even with a denim apron, he can get through the day with the shirt still immaculate, which may be a genuine testimonial to his culinary abilities. But I can't wait to return to something more affordable than cooking an egg at the starting level.