The shirt is part of the daily life of millions of people. Whether formal or sometimes casual, shirts also have a curious little hook that doesn’t just serve as decoration. What is its true function? The elements that mainly differentiate one shirt from another are: the collar, sleeves, buttons, buttonholes and pockets. As for the collar, there are usually several different types: separate lapels with fairly closed corners, very long lapels with turned-up corners and buttoned (in the corners there are two buttonholes to insert the two buttons sewn to the fabric).
However, there is a hook on the back of the shirts back that is universal. Find out what it is for and how it can make your day-to-day life easier.
What is the hook on the back of the shirts for?
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Although not all shirts have a hook, this piece of fabric has a specific function that originated in the middle of the last century.
The small hook was included on shirts at the suggestion of the United States Navy in the 1950s. Sailors noted that due to the small cabinet space and not having much time to iron their uniforms, their shirts wrinkled easily.
In this way, the idea of placing a piece of cloth as a hook to hang the shirts directly without the need for a coat rack was born. The purpose of the small hook is to hold the shirt in place when hanging on a hanger, preventing the collar from sagging. This allows the shirt to stay in place and not wrinkle.
The shirt hanger: a romantic use?
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On the other hand, a group of students from the Ivy League, an organization of universities in the United States, gave a particular use to the shirt hanger.
In fact, guys take the pin off their shirt when they’re in a romantic relationship.
This romantic act has become a tradition in several American universities, so some young women, who also had the small bow on their shirts, placed small handkerchiefs there, as a sign of their commitment.
The Spanish news site Computer Hoy even says that there is a company dedicated to selling shirts with special hooks that can be removed and put back on, depending on whether the young people had a partner at the time or not.
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