Have You Seen That Weird Loop Behind Your Shirt? Here Is What It Is Actually For

• 12:41 pm July 28, 2022
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How many of you often wear a shirt to your work? to all those people whose answer is yes, have you ever noticed this weird loop behind your shirt? and do you know how and where it is used? If no, then here is the answer.

Ever noticed the little loop at the back of your shirt and wondered what it's for?

If you think it at any point might get caught somewhere and strangle you by accident, then I suppose you might not be alone.

While that's not the reason for them, these loops actually have a purpose that dates way back to the 1960s

Apparently, sailors in the navy didn't have cupboards to hang their clothes. These little loops were added to the back of their shirts, so they could easily hang them from a hook on the wall

But sailors weren't the only ones who liked them.

According to Today, during the 1900s, a menswear brand, GANT, called them 'locker loops'. These little pieces of fabric were added to let students hang their shirts up and keep them wrinkle-free in Ivy League locker rooms.

They later became a symbol to signify one's relationship status on college campuses

A GANT representative said that men would some of the time slice off the loop to show that they were taken. Consequently, ladies, who didn't have loop on their shirts, would wear their sweetheart's scarf to show that they weren't single.

Sometimes, women would even go as far as to tear the loops off the shirts of men they liked back then.