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T-shirts and shorts are Americans' summer wardrobe staples

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T-shirts and shorts anchor the American summer wardrobe: eight-in-ten Americans (80%) wear a T-shirt at least once a week in summer and nearly three-quarters (74%) reach for shorts, according to a December 2025 Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults.

No other item comes close, with fewer than one-in-five wearing leggings (18%), swim trunks (18%), blouses (17%), or skirts (15%) that often, and just 1% wear none of these.

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T-shirts and shorts are Americans' summer wardrobe staples.

Which of the following articles of clothing do you wear at least once a week during summer?

  • T-shirts 79.5%
  • Shorts 74.0%
  • Leggings 18.2%
  • Swim trunks 18.0%
  • Blouses 17.2%
  • Skirts 15.2%
  • None of the above 1.2%

2025 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.2%

Verasight Human/LLM Comparison Survey #2025-172

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Methodology

Full methodology
Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2025-12-03 → 2025-12-08
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.2%
Module
tech_behavior

Source

Citation

Verasight Human/LLM Comparison Survey #2025-172, fielded December 3-8, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#frequency-of-summer-clothing-worn-weekly

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