Tracing the Roots of Hanes '3P T-SHIRTS' Reveals Over 120 Years of Underwear Manufacturing History

The 'Hanes' '3P Pack T-Shirt'. This item, which is known and loved by many, is a classic among classic inner T-shirts. When we trace the origin of this item, we find a history that dates back over 120 years when the company started making men's underwear.

Indeed, it is a solid underwear brand. Let's take this opportunity to revisit the history of Hanes and the appeal of the 3P T-SHIRTS.

Hanes: An American Brand that has Transcended Over 120 Years of History

The company was founded in 1901 by Pleasant Henderson Hanes and his brother, John Wesley. They established a company called 'P.H. Hanes Knitting Company' to manufacture men's underwear. The Hanes brand began when they remodeled a tobacco factory in the Winston-Salem area of North Carolina into a sewing factory and started manufacturing underwear.

The 'Union Suit' Became a Highly Successful Signature Product for Hanes

During the 1910s in America, among people wearing classical suits and hats and those wearing workwear in a modernizing architectural and railway environment, there wasn't much variety in underwear. In such a milieu, a one-piece underwear 'Union Suit' introduced by Hanes in 1913, became a huge hit as it was revolutionary for the time.