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A feeble attempt to document the endless array of brilliant vintage Iron Maiden t-shirts.
Shirt #11: Iron Maiden World Piece Tour Quebec 1983
Availability: Explore Vintage Maiden Tees on eBay
Tour Date: 1985-03-31 NBC Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Approximate value: $150-$450
View the entire series of vintage Iron Maiden t-shirts.
After posting Can I Make a Vintage T-Shirt a Size Bigger? I did a little more research on the legitimacy of the Household Hacker tutorials. I used the Google, watched even more ridiculous claims, ie, How to Power a TV With a AAA Battery, and then read their YouTube feedback. My hopes of resurrecting a shirt-too-small shrunk faster than a brand new shirt in the dryer.
Originally I had planned testing this on many different t-shirts, varying in age, fabric blends, even color – complimented by a photo shoot during the various stages. Instead, I kept-it-simple-stupid and tested it on a 100% cotton tee. I was still static-clinging to hope. Mainly because they also throw in the odd tutorial that actually works, so I crossed my fingers that this would be one of them.
These pranksters have put in a lot of work in to posting bogus tutorials that are quasi-believable because of simple camera trickery. I guess it’s kind of funny. They should at least have the sense not to suggest methods that encourage people to waste lots of power and water. Even worse, many of their videos suggest altering electronics, the use of power and other potentially dangerous things. They better come up with a How to Break Out Of Prison video, because eventually someone is going to hurt themselves as a result. At least that’s what Grandma says!
And speaking of Grandma – her un-shrink technique is still the only proven method:
Wash the garment. While it’s still damp gently stretch it from opposite sides of the fabric, in every direction – then hang dry it. Once the shirt is dry, call your mother, she misses you. Oh, and my arthritis is acting up again!
Every two weeks we scour through eBay’s past auctions and report which relics are fetching the big bucks. Even more reasons to raid your granny’s closet.
Click the links below to view the full eBay listing or the seller’s current inventory.
View previous mens vintage clothing auctions.
If you’re a vintage tshirt enthusiast then you probably have a t-shirt or two that’s a wee bit small. Well, according the this video I found on YouTube, the “Household Hackers” can assist you with your little problem.
If this is real, it’s incredible news for the world of vintage t-shirts. Vintage sizing has become so out dated – a vintage XL is basically only a medium by today’s standards. This means those who wear modern day large and XL’s sadly can’t rock out in a true vintage tee. Or can they?
This video shows a 100% cotton tee “expanding a couple of inches in every direction.”
I’m getting to the bottom of this in the Defunkd Laboratories. I will carefully follow every step exactly how it’s presented. I’ll even dab every inch with a sponge despite the devil on my left shoulder shouting, “just dip the whole thing in vinegar you idiot! Baywatch is starting!”
Not only that, I’m going to use a 100% cotton vintage t-shirt as well as a vintage 50/50 blend to see if the results (if any) vary. Can this process be effective on old shirts that have been washed a bajillion times? Hey, even if it’s only one inch – I’ll be happy.
After reviewing the comments on the video, I can’t figure out if I’m skeptical or optimistic. Cross your fingers, if it actually works it could have many other vintage clothing applications.
The chilling conclusion to the un-shrink a t-shirt claim.
And now the chilling conclusion to the Can You Spot a Fake Vintage T-Shirt challenge.
Could our vintage t-shirt loving readers correctly answer our poll on fake vintage t-shirts? Nope! Not very many of you did. Check out the fourth addition our series of guides Vintage T-Shirts 104: How to “Spot” a Fake for the big reveal.
After reading it you might say, “Hey! That’s not fair you tricked us!” Perhaps a little, but I just employed the exact same type of deception that these shifty vendors do, so let this be a lesson to ya!
1. You aren’t having a drug induced hallucination. That Hunter S. Thompson Fear and Loathing tee and a number of other rarities are up for grabs at DoubleSixVintage.
2. Thankya, thankya very much, KosherCollectibles, for listing an amazing array of vintage tees originating as far back as the 1930s.
3. Regardless of where you were born, check out Kayo, who just started to list over 80 different Boss shirts and other interesting Bruce related memorabilia.
4. Vintage Vantage are being excellent to us with a 50% off sale on all of their Top Shelf items. Even their infamous RUN DMC/Adidas shirt is now chump change at $6,500.
5. Lock your doors at night, VintagePimps are back on the streets and have a knock out selection of reasonably priced pop culture tees.
6. Wyco_Vintage has just unleashed roughly 50 auctions all beginning at .99 cents. If you have any sense you’ll get over there right now.
7. Don’t forget about our 50% off sale – it’s going on until the end of January.
