Your boss tells you to dress for success, so you’re forced into a suit and tie all day long. The fashion magazines tell you how long to wear your skirts and what cut your jacket should be. All these clothing rules stifle your personal sense of style. The answer? Humor T-Shirts.

Everyone should own at least one funny t-shirt. Not only are they the most comfortable staple of modern casual clothing, they can express your individual personality to the public. Everyone struggles sometimes to be an individual with their clothing choices. Choosing a top with a slogan about something you particularly find funny shows off a piece of your thoughts or feelings about certain things. It can be political, social, sarcastic and sometimes rude, but it has to be funny.

Wearing a humor t-shirt isn’t always about putting your thoughts and opinions on display. They can also brighten the mood of your family, friends and even strangers. Make connections with others if they like the humor on your shirt. Get compliments from people who can’t help but laugh at the hilarious words or picture you’re displaying. Wearing something like that gives other people permission to let their hair down too. You might just make a new friend in the process.

Wear the appropriate clothing to work and school, and follow fashion trends as much as you want, but give yourself permission to let loose sometimes and slip into a t-shirt with some humorous graphic or saying on it. Not only will it let the world know what kind of fun-loving person you are, it will brighten the day of other people who see you wearing it.