The white tank top began life in the 1910s, a garment men could wear underneath dress shirts and while swimming. Brando sported the innerwear as outerwear in the 1951 classic Streetcar Named Desire, and Crawford paired a white tank with cutoff shorts for a 1992 Pepsi commercial – a look she recreated in a photoshoot for charity last year.
What do Marlon Brando and Cindy Crawford have in common? The iconic white tank top, of course. Perfect as a standalone or for layering, crisp white tanks are surging in popularity.