If you ask people of my mother's generation what the biggest change in travel has been over the last forty years, the first thing they say is "the way we dress". And it's true. Men used to wear suits and ties, women dresses, heels and gloves. Now we all wear jeans or sweats. And t-shirts. The t-shirt has become the universal wardrobe, worn from the Champs-Elysses to the beaches of Costa Rica. And we send an immediate identity image by our t-shirts. I notice I command a lot of respect when I wear my Harvard t-shirt, even though I didn't go to Harvard. And we have been advised not to wear blatant USA t-shirts abroad since September 11. Our reporter Jim Bogan found humor, as well as social commentary, in the vast array of t-shirts he came across during a trip to Brazil.
Belem
State of Para
Brazil
Wild West
Amazon
Cowboy
Break the Dance
Infinite Liberty
On the Road
Track of Nobody
Midnight
Mother Survivor
Nasty
New York Times
Rolling Stones
Jungle Baby
Satisfaction
Be a Nice Guy
Reproduce
Dangerous Tigers
One Life to Live. Addict.
Rivalry of Wiinter?
Yes, Rivalry of Winter
And endless invitations across gentle chests:
