style.
This changed the meaning of the small loop.
It was no longer just a practical detail, but increasingly became a hallmark of classic American menswear.
Suddenly, the loop also became a symbol of relationships.
Even more surprising is a story associated with the locker loop.
At some American colleges in the 1950s and 1960s, a custom supposedly existed: A man in a committed relationship would have the loop removed from his shirt, or it would be torn off by friends or his partner.
The missing loop was meant to signal that he was already taken. It is also sometimes reported that women would wear their partner’s scarf as a counterpart.
However, this tradition was by no means widespread and is more a part of fashion and campus folklore surrounding Ivy League culture.
Why are the loops still on shirts today?
Today, most people no longer live in cramped lockers
