Hi there, I’m Jimmy J (aka James, Jim Applegath) and I’m a retroholic [audience replies, "Hi Jim!"] I have spent the last six years in dusty warehouses, thrift shops [cough] and countless hours searching online for old clothing. It’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it – especially if you’re someone who runs blog devoted to vintage t-shirts. I have sold thousands of them and developed a great reputation doing so. I fought the battle against fakes by authoring four vintage t-shirt guides, won an award from eBay and received some media coverage along the way. Then I took things one step further and created the worlds first vintage t-shirt forum which is now an amazing resource thanks to a community effort.

I do a lot of exploring – online and on the streets. My searches turn up all types of fine garments and vintage products, and introduce me to amazing vendors and their interesting auctions.  After years of searching, the one thing I never found was a comprehensive resource devoted to this facet of vintage fashion and culture.  And so The Vintage Aficionado was created. Enjoy.