Shirt

A shirt is an item of clothing worn on the upper body. Most shirts have a collar and long sleeves, and do up at the front using buttons. However, short-sleeved shirts, collarless shirts and shirts with other fastenings are reasonably common. Most shirts are made from a light material such as cotton. In the sixteenth century, pious men who believed that they had sinned would sometimes wear a hair shirt as penance, as the garment was deliberately uncomfortable. The women's equivalent of a shirt is often called a blouse. The team uniforms of soccer teams are known as shirts, although they have no buttons and more resemble T-shirts. On formal occasions, men are generally expected to wear a shirt underneath a jacket.