The most iconic t-shirts of all time - Long after years have passed, but Paris Hilton remains the undisputed queen of clap backs

When tabloids were shamelessly bold, when social media had not yet arrived but the relentless pace of pop culture was already sailing full steam ahead, catchy slogan t-shirts began to spread among celebrities at the same speed as weight loss pills. Except for a few instances where they served a political protest purpose, film and television stars used prints to express their frustration with criticism. Despite platforms like X and TikTok being territories where freedom of speech is law, the phenomenon continues to have a strong grip on pop culture fans. The latest example comes from the atelier of Victoria Beckham, the English designer who, after witnessing the success of the documentary about her husband, decided to launch a t-shirt on the market that features one of the most acclaimed moments of the series, where the former footballer attempts to associate himself with the working class by asking what car his father had when he was little. «My dad had a Rolls Royce.» This is not the first time the former Spice Girl has made fun of herself; in 2017, she was photographed wearing the t-shirt still available on her website, «Fashion stole my smile,» in response to comments about her "long face."

not victoria beckham dropping a ‚my dad had a rolls-royce‘ shirt hahaha pic.twitter.com/y3t7NkQmlo
— shaggy-haired musicians stan (@caffeinette) November 20, 2023

In a sense, Beckham paid homage to her roots because the politicization of slogan t-shirts took hold in the '70s and '80s thanks to two English designers, Vivienne Westwood and Katharine Hamnett. The former brought punk subculture to the runway through sharp styling and prints that addressed environmentalism and the fight against consumerism, while the latter appeared in 1984 at a meeting with Margaret Thatcher, then the UK Prime Minister, in a white t-shirt denouncing nuclear war. From then on, slogan tees still spoke about politics but soon transformed into a subjective manifesto by a celebrity against paparazzi and petty journalists. Now that even the latest statement by Linda Evangelista has become a meme - «I don't want to hear somebody breathing» - slogan tees with the most iconic phrases from fashion system stars have never seemed more perfect for a Christmas gift.

So, here are 10 unforgettable slogan tees that have marked the history of pop culture.

Stop being desperate

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Among the most iconic t-shirts of recent years is undoubtedly the one worn by Frank Ocean on the stage of the Panorama Festival in 2017. Already a must-have among rapper fans, the tee is from the independent brand Green Box Shop, featuring the antidiscriminatory phrase «Why be racist, sexist, homophobic, or transphobic when you could just be quiet.» The brand is famous for its charitable initiatives: sometimes part of the sales revenue is donated to the cause supported by the t-shirts.