I'm relaxing in the meals court of a very busy shopping mall on a Saturday with a pad of paper. What am I doing? Counting how many individuals are wearing Retro T-Shirts, what type of t-shirt they're wearing, and about what age they are. This is my 4th Saturday conducting this survey at 4 different malls.
Before I began carrying this out "t-shirt survey" in the malls here in Dallas, I was expecting about 30-35% of the people would be wearing a t-shirt. Was I ever wrong. I had no clue just how popular t-shirts are.
First, who's wearing t-shirts? I counted a total around 4,000 quickly Four weeks on this survey. As a whole, about 60-65% were wearing t-shirts - twice my expectations! There is a variance in the age groups. For those under 25-years-old, about 80-85% wore t-shirts. For all those 25 to 40 years old, about 60% wore t-shirts. And, for those over 40, about 35% wore t-shirts.
While I expected the younger crowd to be wearing tshirts, things i was not expecting were those ages 35 - 50 putting them on. These are mostly parents, people, and perhaps a few grandparents. Most of their tshirts were sports or college tshirts, or a brand name like Tommy Hilfiger, Nautica, or Polo.
Second, what type of Retro T-Shirt were they wearing? I rarely saw the same t-shirt twice. There were funny t-shirts, animal t-shirts, Christian t-shirts, patriotic t-shirts, and all kinds of novelty t-shirts. And, I wasn't surprised to determine several crude or offensive ones in the mix either.
Younger kids, those between 5 and 12-years-old, wore a lot of Cool T-Shirts. That age bracket was nearer to 90%. Many of them had some kind of "cute" picture or slogan (just like a Disney tshirt), or something like that related to sports. Most teenagers and college students wore tshirts that appear to match up closely using their identity.
More than anything, it became apparent that wearing a tshirt is a way to express oneself. Whether supporting a sports team, a university, or country, people wear tshirts expressing themselves making a statement. But, some people put them on just because it looks good, it's trendy, and they're comfortable. The t-shirt market is a huge business. While I do not possess the exact statistics, it composed 60% from the tops worn at the departmental stores around Dallas, TX during the last 4 weeks.
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