Bowling shirt
The
bowling shirt has long been the standard in bowling apparel. Bowling
teams usually wear matching bowling shirts when competing. The bowling
shirt is often labeled with team members’ names or a team name.
Other elements of a bowling shirt can include pseudo sponsors or team
slogans embroidered onto the shirts. From fancy colors, colorful patches
to custom artwork, bowling shirts have countless options.
The emergence of the bowling shirt as a fashion statement outside of
the bowling alley is a cultural phenomenon for several reasons. Some
of these reasons include:
• Trend in duplicating vintage clothing – bowling shirts
have been around for long enough that the shirt style used is considered
vintage.
• Relaxed feeling – the bowling shirt is reminiscent of
the 1950’s. People often associate this time period with a laid
back lifestyle and a simpler time. Many choose the bowling shirt as
a statement echoing the hometown feel of that era.
• Wearable and comfortable – many choose the bowling shirt
because it offers a sense of down-to-earth reality as well as being
comfortable and wearable, unlike many of the glamorous fashions on the
market today.
The basics of bowling shirt lingo are as straightforward as the shirt
itself. The more advanced features of the bowling shirt are almost endless.
Some optional features include:
• Color options and combinations – there are several bowling
shirt vendors offering a rainbow of colorful shirts and customized color
combinations.
• The basic style is a collared shirt with a button down placket.
It is available in several fabric choices such as cotton-polyester blends,
cotton, silk and rayon. Many variations on the basic style are available,
such as the Latin influenced sleek styles, and fitted shirts. Hawaiian
floral bowling shirts and many other variations on the basic bowling
shirt make it an option for many consumers with different preferences.
• Extended sizes are readily available to suit to very small bowlers
to the very large
bowlers.
• Matching bowling shirts for an entire bowling team are quite
common vestiges in the bowling alley.
The traditional bowling shirt is now available in several updated versions.
Specialized bowling shirt vendors often offer customizable options for
bowlers to choose from. These optional features can identify entire
teams or specific bowlers, or both. Customizing a bowling shirt appeals
to many bowlers interested in standing out from the crowd. The fashion
statement associated with wearing a bowling shirt exudes a recollection
of 1950’s American culture.