"Wifebeaters" (Was: Closets and Wardrobes)

[snow15145]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> 
wrote:
>
> > Snow:
> > 
> > For what it's worth, we used to call them muscle-man shirts. They 
> > showed off the appropriate bulging areas.
> >
> Carol:
> Thanks, Snow. That's a lot better, but it might depend on when and
> where that term was used. Can you give me a bit more background? 
But,
> yes, the whole idea of the shirt relates to the young man's chest
> muscles, so the term certainly fits.
> 
> Carol, still looking for suggestions
>


Snow:

I remember it dating back to the late 70s/early 80s. Guys would work 
out and then sport their freshly pumped muscles in those shirts. 

In fact, the movie Overboard with Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn is a 
very good example of the muscle man look, where he is holding both 
straps of his shirt sliding his hands up and down while he cynically 
portraits a "hick".

The movie Rocky (first one) also shows the in-look for the muscle-man 
T.  

Hope this helps a bit.