The White Tee: The fundamentals behind an uninteresting item

The white tee shirt represents a consumer good whose value, meaning, and production are highly variable and oftentimes highly suspect. Of all the fashion pieces to serve as an emblem of late capitalist consumer culture, why did VAULTE X-XII choose the white tee? Fashion researcher and curator Joelle Firzli of Tribute will lead a lecture and conversation surrounding this controversial piece, tracing its origins through the 20th century—from workwear to cultural signifier.