Defining What A Man's Shirt Is
WASHINGTON. In the hope of increasing short supplies of men's cotton dress shirts, the Civilian Production Administration got its experts to define just what such a shirt is. They came up with this: ‘•Shirts, as listed here, means men’s shirts (other than work shirts and sports shirts), made in half-size neck sizes (but not if made only in fullsize gradations), and marked accordingly; with a button and buttonhole at the collar (except on shirts for use with detachable collars); with long sleeves <wrist length); and with a minimum length of 30 inches, measured from the highest part of the yoke to the bottom of the shirt.” The CPA explained in a news release that some clothing manufacturers had been obtaining fabrics earmarked for dress shirts and then ! turning out sport and work shirts ! with short sleeves, square cut tails, 1 and neck bands other than in halt [sizes. The definition is intended to ! stop all this.
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Northern Advocate, 7 December 1946, Page 4
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162Defining What A Man's Shirt Is Northern Advocate, 7 December 1946, Page 4
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