Thom Browne shirt's locker loop

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 collar of sweatshirts has its roots in college sports, meanwhile. All of which to say, your clothes might carry more meaning than you realise.

And, I recently learned, another such example is the loop sometimes found on the seam at the back of some men’s shirt collars.

I was always confused by this, because it’s not where you’d usually hang a shirt. But it turns out this is called a locker loop, and it has a surprisingly romantic past.

What is a “locker loop” on shirts?

Unlike broader shirt trends like button-up sleeves, which have existed for goodness-knows-how-long,

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