The controversial term, "wife beater", no longer
strictly refers to a man who beats his wife; its
definition has been expanded to mean--"a
ribbed-cotton sleeveless undershirt that is a wardrobe basic for movie
costumers, rap stars and models."



The style has been around for over a century, but
recently they've shown up on rocker, Tommy Lee, Pam Anderson's man, Kid
Rock and Snoop Dogg sport them, as well as fashion plates Madonna,
Britney Spears and Gwyneth Paltrow.



Rapper Eve sings about how good she looks
in her "wife beater with a bangin' tan."



"Everyone wears them, especially hip-hop
artists," said Susan Bauer, director of
fashion programming at MTV. "But I was told by an executive not to use
the word in the workplace," she said. "So we just take off the
word, 'wife,' and call them 'beaters.'"



At one time, people aspired to be wealthy and to
get out of the city. But now people feel, that to be cool, you have to be "down
with it." No matter your ethnicity or where you live,--in the
city or the suburbs,--most people growning up today get down with hip hop
fashion. Whatever you think about the "wife beater," it is one of the hottest
fashion styles out today, so...

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