Rolling Stones logo is most iconic design of all time, poll claims
Famous motif was designed to capture band's rebellious behaviour and resemble Jagger's own lips
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Your support makes all the difference.The Rolling Stones "tongue and lip" logo is the most iconic T-shirt design of all time, according to a poll.
The famous motif was created in the 1970s and was said by designer John Pasche to resemble Mick Jagger’s own lips and capture the band’s rebelliousness.
It beat competition from the well-known silhouette of Che Guevara, which came in second, and the Hard Rock Cafe logo in third.
The Nike "Just Do It" motto bearing the famous Nike "Swoosh" placed fourth.
Also appearing in the top 10 were the Superman S logo, the 1980s "Frankie Says Relax" design popularised by the band Frankie Goes to Hollywood and the classic "I Heart NY" print.
Other popular T-shirts include the triangle refracting light, also seen on the cover of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, and the Batman logo.
The yellow smiley face beloved in rave culture, Harley Davidson’s logo and the classic "...and all I got was this lousy t-shirt" design also feature in the list.
The research of 2,000 UK adults, commissioned by Day2, also found Britons typically buy five new T-shirts a year and wear their favourite on average five times a month.
A third of those polled, via OnePoll, said their T-shirts hold lots of important memories for them and 36 per cent feel sad if they have to get rid of one given to them by a loved one.
50 MOST ICONIC T-SHIRT DESIGNS OF ALL TIME:
- Rolling Stones 'tongue and lip'
- Che Guevara
- Hard Rock Cafe
- Nike tick/Just Do It
- Superman
- Adidas (with stripes on the sleeves)
- Frankie Say Relax
- Mickey Mouse
- I 'heart' NY
- Coca Cola
- Batman
- Pink Floyd (Dark Side of the Moon)
- FCUK (from early 2000s)
- Union Jack
- Yellow smiley face
- Harley Davidson
- AC/DC
- Nirvana (smiley face)
- Star Wars
- Peace sign
- Guns 'N Roses (Appetite for Destruction)
- Ghostbusters
- Bob Marley
- David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust)
- Jack Daniels logo
- "...and all i got was this lousy t-shirt"
- NASA
- Led Zeppelin
- Choose Life
- Pepsi logo
- Ramones (presidential seal)
- KISS
- Planet Hollywood
- John Lennon's New York City t-shirt
- Red Hot Chilli Peppers
- Woodstock Festival
- The Godfather
- Chanel
- Anarchy symbol
- Gucci
- RUN DMC
- FBI
- Aerosmith (as worn by Garth in Wayne's World)
- Thundercats
- Austin 3:16
- Punisher skull
- Transformers - Autobots
- “Hello, my name is...”
- Save Ferris
- CBGB
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