I Just Learned What The Loop On The Back Of Shirts Is For, And I Had No Idea

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68e4d25e1800009df55d139a.jpg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Thom Browne shirt's locker loop" data-caption="Thom Browne shirt's locker loop" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle via Gett" />Thom Browne shirt's locker loop</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>You might already know that <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/suit-sleeve-buttons-history_uk_68ca7b65e4b0765c8250f970">the buttons on suit jacket sleeves</a> have a surprisingly medical past, or that the <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/jeans-tiny-pocket-explained_uk_68c0005ee4b04bc9f0259757">teeny-tiny pockets</a> on the front of jeans were actually for timepieces. </p><p><a href="google.com/search?q=v-neck+hufdpost+uk&amp;oq=v-neck+hufdpost+uk&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRhA0gEINjA4M2owajSoAgCwAgE&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The “V” under the collar of sweatshirts</a> has its roots in college sports, meanwhile. All of which to say, your clothes might carry more meaning than you realise. </p><p>And, I recently learned, another such example is the loop sometimes found on the seam at the back of some men’s shirt collars.</p><p>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.</p><h2><strong>What is a “locker loop” on shirts?</strong></h2><p>Unlike broader shirt trends like button-up sleeves, which have existed for goodness-knows-how-long, <a href="https://www.today.com/style/why-do-button-down-shirts-have-loop-bac