Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thom Browne shirt's locker loop San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle via Gett You might already know that the buttons ...

There's a tiny loop on the back of shirts that, unbeknownst to most men and women, has a specific purpose. Found between the shoulder blades, where the yoke (upper back) of the shirt meets the pleat, ...

You’ve probably noticed it before: that tiny strip of fabric stitched into the upper back of a button-down. It sits right between the shoulders, usually just below the collar, and it’s one of those ...

You might already know that the buttons on suit jacket sleeves have a surprisingly medical past, or that the teeny-tiny pockets on the front of jeans were actually for timepieces. The “V” under the ...

The apparel industry has presented a number of intriguing mysteries over the years. We’ve previously covered why clothes shrink in the wash, deciphered the laundry care tags on clothes, and figured ...

How many times have you noticed that loop at the back of your shirt and forgotten about it eventually? Well, we do it all the time, but it’ll surprise you to heaps if we tell you it’s there for a ...

Some things in life are so familiar we stop questioning them. They’re just there - everyday details we accept without a second thought. But every so often, someone points out their real purpose and it ...

These extra pieces of fabric sit right where the pleat meets the yoke in the center of the back — but why? They first appeared on shirts by the menswear brand GANT in the 1960s and were named "locker ...