Shirt

A shirt is a garment worn over the torso of the body. It is generally worn by humans and other humanoid species in mainstream Smurfs media, but is rarely seen to be worn by male Smurfs.

In the EMPATH: The Luckiest Smurf story series, very few Smurfs among Empath's generation are seen wearing shirts, such as Narrator, Nat, Snappy, and Slouchy. Due to the openly expressive nature of Smurf culture, wearing a shirt could be seen by other Smurfs as being ashamed of one's own Smurfness. Empath during his visits to the Smurf Village while he was living in Psychelia had gotten used to simply wearing a Smurf hat and pants long before his 150th birthday. However, Papa Smurf's revelation of Empath's actual relationship to the village leader, coupled with the knowledge that Papa Smurf was responsible for bringing Empath to Psychelia, had made Empath feel somewhat ashamed of his own Smurfness again and opted to wear a shirt in addition to a hat and pants.

While most Smurfs respect Empath's decision to wear a shirt, some Smurfs like Vanity and Smurfette wish for Empath to be comfortable with himself so that he would not have to constantly wear a shirt. Hefty, being rather proud of his physical appearance, simply considers Empath's decision of wearing a shirt to be non-masculine.