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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Chelsea Ritschel

Women are wearing ‘subway shirts’ over outfits to deter unwanted attention: ‘So strange men don’t bother you’

TikTok / @ideal.grace / @rae.hersey

Women are documenting the safety precautions they take when using public transportation, with some revealing that they wear extra large T-shirts, or “subway shirts,” to shield themselves from unwanted attention over their clothing choices.

As the weather has gotten warmer, the trend has recently become a topic of conversation on TikTok, where women have filmed themselves taking the subway while wearing the oversized shirts over their outfits.

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