ATHLETIC T-SHIRT / FLYING M Gloves using colors like khaki

using colors like khaki

servicemen's 1 year of military service

allowing it to lay flat against the chest and giving the shirt its characteristic silhouette

Despite the civilian atmosphere maintained around the R&R centre

raw engine power and rebellion

ATHLETIC T-SHIRT / FLYING M Gloves using colors like khakiThe ATHLETIC T SHIRT FLYING M is crafted from 100% cotton loopwheel fabric and features a FLYING M appliqu, made from hand cut wool felt lettering, just like those found on early athletic tees. Winged lettering appeared frequently in 60s track and field uniforms, where the letter typically represented the school or athletic club. The addition of wings acted as a visual shorthand for speed and motion. This imagery even carried into mid twentieth