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The use of cotton in today's clothing
Cotton, which comes from the Gossypium species of the Malvaceae family, is a soft fiber plant dominant in tropical and subtropical areas of the world; particularly in the Indian continent (India and Pakistan). It is a kind of a shrub plant usually made into cloth. It has an extensive 3-lobed leaves and seeds placed in shell or more commonly known as bolls. In the world of botany, the cotton plant belongs to the Magnoliophyta division Magnoliopsida class - Malvales order and Malvaceae family. Among the most cultured kinds of cotton include the G. hirsutum (also known as the upland cotton), G. barbadense (comprises the sea-island and American-Egyptian cotton), G. arboreum, and the G. herbaceum. The last two kinds are the foremost types of cotton in Asia.
The history of cotton was dated a thousand years ago. World historians stated that the first use of cotton was traced back in ancient Egypt during the 12,000 BC. 7,000 years ago, cotton (mainly interwoven fibers of feathers and fur) was also excavated in many prehistoric Mexican caves. The primeval cottons of Peru and Mexico bears a great resemblance to those found in Egyptian tombs. Aside from Egypt, Mexico, and Peru, cotton was also cultivated in India and China long before the era of the New World. From India, the use of cotton has spread to other areas particularly in the Mediterranean countries. Africa, Eurasia, and the other countries of the Americas began farming cotton plants during the latter part of 16th century BC.
For some point during the 1st century, first-rate muslin (a cotton fabric originally made in Mosul, Iraq) and calico (one of Europe's most prized cotton fabric and was first manufactured in Calicut, India) was exported by early Arab traders to European countries especially in Italy and Spain. All throughout the 9th century AD, Moors pioneered Spain's cotton industry. In 14th century, fustians and dimities were produced in Venice and Milan, Italy. From then, England began importing cotton cloth in the early days of the 15th century. The East India Company then started exporting rare cotton fabrics from India during the 17th century.
At present, the world's top cotton producers are United Kingdom, Brazil, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Australia, Turkey, China, India, and the United States. In the US, the chief cotton makers are Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Louisiana.
Currently, cotton is widely used in today's modern clothing especially in t-shirt manufacturing. Among the leading t-shirt cotton brands include Adidas, Blair Clothing, Disney, Dockers, Esselte, Geoffrey Beene, Guess, Hanes, Lacoste, Patagonia, Nike, Speedo, Sketchers USA, Abercrombie and Fetch, Cotton USA, and Polo, Reebok.
Some of Adidas' most famous cotton shirts and cloths are the Men's Beckenbauer Track Shirt, ClimaLite L/S Jersey Polo, Men's Training Jersey Short-Sleeve, Women's Clima Engineered Stripe Polo, WC06 Italy Jersey, Short Sleeve Jersey Mock, Women's Terry Fleece Hoodie Running Top, Men's Golden Goal Tee, Clima Bi-Color Stripe Polo, Icon Short Sleeve Top, Men's Linnkrug Jersey, Men's ClimaLite Becks Dragon Tee, Men's Real Madrid Player Jersey, U-Safety Shirt, Response Short Sleeve Top, Men's Long-sleeve 2-in-1 Rematch Tee, Girl Sport Top, Men's 2006 World Cup Short Sleeve Tee, Girls (7-16) Top, Icon Layered Tee, Short Sleeve Jersey Mock, Cap Sleeve Duncan Tee, Men's ClimaLite Strung T-Shirt Summer 2005, 3-Stripes Fleece Crew, Men's Jab Long Sleeve Tee, Embroidered Logo Tee, and the Men's T-MAC Blast-off Short.
Blair Clothing's cotton cloths include the John Blair Cotton Undershirts, Damante Eyelet Collar Dress Shirt, Cotton-Rich Tunic, Tropical Print Camp Shirt, Wrinkle-Free Oxford Shirt, John Blair Banded Bottom Shirt, Yarn-Dyed Short Sleeved Oxford Shirt, John Blair Pintucked Shirt, Scandia Woods Waffle Knit Lounge Shirt, Damante Dress Shirt, Ely Cattleman Western Shirt, Floral Print Knit Tee, Ely Casuals Yarn-Dyed Plaid Shirt, High Noon Embroidered Western Shirt, Cotton-Rich Pliss Resort Shirt, John Blair Velour Shirt, Thermal Knit Tank Top, Shoulder Button Tunic, TropiCool Full-Zip Guayabera Shirt, Solid Fleece Mock-Neck Tunic, Tonal Fern Printed Top, Scandia Woods Pocket T-Shirt, and the John Blair Yarn-Dyed Knit Shirt.
Cotton shirts and tops from Dockers include the Dockers Ballmer Plaid Sportshirt, Dockers Hughes Plaid Sportshirt, Dockers Pargo Striped Sportshirt, Dockers Men's proStyle Woven Shirt, Dockers Men's Simple Luxury Shirt, Dockers O'Neil Plaid Sportshirt, Dockers Gates Sportshirt, Dockers Colorblock Golf Polo, and the Dockers Diamond Golf Polo,
Guess? Clothing also manufactures quality cotton shirts. These are the Patience Logan Polo Shirt, Ilene Waffle-Knit Top, Rock Poster Ribbed Tee Shirt, Chrome Ribbed Tee Shirt, Ivy Ribbed Tee Shirt, Romy Crinkle Tunic Shirt, Kensal Park Crew, Tennis Logo Tee Shirt, and the Snowflake Shrug.
Hanes, which is one of the world's leading clothing manufacturers, has thousands of cotton cloth models to choose from. Among them are the Hanes "Beefy-TŪ" T-Shirt - Short Sleeve, Embroidered V-Neck Fleece Tunic, Stedman by Hanes 055X Cotton Pique Sport Shirt, Hanes Ribbed Tank Top, "Beefy-TŪ" Pocket T-Shirt - Short Sleeve, Ribbed A-Shirts 2 Pack, H970 Adult / H370 Youth StayClean Blended Pique Polo, 5280 Heavyweight Adult Cotton T-shirt, 5286 Heavyweight Cotton Long Sleeve T-Shirt, 5290 Heavyweight Cotton T-Shirt with Pocket, 0504 Blended Cotton Sportshirt with Pocket, 5296 Long Sleeve T-Shirt with Pocket, 5186 Long Sleeve Beefy-T, Hanes H950 StayClean Jersey Knit Sportshirt with Pocket, 5930 Beefy Baseball T, Youth Jersey Knit Sport Shirt, 5590 Authentic Tagless T With Pocket, Hanes 054x Adult Blended Cotton Jersey Knit Sportshirt, and the F570 PrintproXP Ultimate Cotton Contrast Hood.
The French-based Lacoste clothing company offers fine cotton textiles. These include the Izod Boy's Short-sleeve Polo Shirt, Izod Poplin Solid Dress Shirt - Button Down Collar, Izod 13Z0027 Extra Dry Wicking Sport Shirt, Izod Long-sleeve Blouse, 72200 Micropima Sport Shirt with Tipped Collar, Lacoste Striped Tee, and the G Elvis Stripe Polo.
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