A comprehensive resource of defunct t-shirt labels manufactured prior to the year 2000.
Brand #1: Screen Stars
Circulation: Common
Era: Late 70s – Mid 90s
Information: Screen Stars is a staple within the vintage community and widely considered by enthusiasts as one of the best fitting, best quality vintage t-shirt brands. It was first manufactured in the late 1970s and went on to become the screen printing industry’s choice blank throughout the 1980s. The tag has featured numerous design incarnations throughout its existence which has displayed sizing from kids to a rare vintage adult XXXL.
In the 1990s the label read “Screen Stars Best” which eventually became a branded extension of the Fruit of the Loom corporation. It’s unclear if FOTL manufactured Screen Stars since its inception or acquired it during later years.
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February 1st, 2010 at 1:17 pm
There was one last variation on the screen stars tag from the mid 90’s, white nylon, with blue and black lettering. (and like a jerk i deleted the old photos of it i had from a couple years back). Also I’ve seen new poly blend tees branded with the screen stars tag, are they bringing it back?
March 5th, 2010 at 7:05 am
the most comfort! nice to see the timeline, screen stars are the best and coolest prints, screen stars BEST are not that great the sizes are bigger and the fabric is thickr.
Groovy Post~
Cheers!
March 6th, 2010 at 10:11 am
Can anyone date the tag in the middle?
March 6th, 2010 at 10:19 am
It was used throughout the 80s – I have found shirts with that tag from 1989, even beyond. I think the tag on the right replaced it on the production line at the end of the decade. However, since so many blanks with the middle tag were manufactured, they were printed on for years after they were discontinued.