A comprehensive resource of defunct t-shirt labels manufactured prior to the year 2000.
Vintage T-Shirt Collective
Shit Happens
May 16, 2012 by Jimmy J · 1 Comment
Guns N Roses‘ Axl Rose in D.I.Y Shit Happens Tee. Slogan courtesy Forrest Gump.
Northwest Cycle Co
May 10, 2012 by Jimmy J · Leave a Comment
An ongoing project to document all of the exquisite vintage Harley Davidson t-shirts
Item #47: Northwest Cycle Champion Running Man
Availability: Explore Harley Tees on Defunkd / eBay
Decade: 1950s
Dealer Customization: Northwest Cycle Co, Bellingham Washington
Harley Fact: As far as we can tell this ages old dealership is defunct. However, there is a Bellingham WA Harley dealership that was recently nominated for a small business award…around the same time the owners got busted for theft.
Value: Sold at eBay auction for $416
- View the previous Harley Dudley Perkins tee.
Going Once, Going Twice, Going Broke
May 9, 2012 by Jimmy J · 1 Comment
Every few weeks we scour through eBay’s vintage t-shirt sales and report which relics are fetching top dollar. More reasons to raid your grandpa’s closet.
Click the links below to view the full eBay listing or the seller’s current inventory.
- 70s vintage Rolling Stones 1975 t-shirt sold for $750.00 by WyCo_Vintage
- 70s vintage Led Zeppelin Knebworth t-shirt sold for $700.00 by WyCo_Vintage
- 80s vintage Motley Crue Leather Promo t-shirt sold for $422.80 by RECORDMECCA
- 80s vintage Public Enemy Fear t-shirt sold for $417.00 Stormcrow-Vintage
- 90s vintage KLF t-shirt sold for $305.00 by ams06171
- 90s vintage MC Trouble t-shirt sold for $283.50 VintageManiac
- View a previous edition where a Bruce Weber t-shirt fetched top dollar.
Mackler
May 7, 2012 by Jimmy J · Leave a Comment
Brand #28: Mackler
Circulation: Common
Era: Early 1980s to 1985?
Information: Not much is known. According to a trademark database Mackler was TM’d in November of 1983. However the brand was circulating previous to this as it appears on tour tees from 1982. Given it doesn’t appear on t-shirts dated beyond 1985 – the brand may have suffered an early demise or perhaps it was bought out.
The Mackler tag is most commonly found on jerseys but the brand also manufactured standard t-shirts, long sleeve and sleeveless.
If you have any additional info on Mackler please comment below.
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- View the previous Marshall Lester brand.
Magnum Kitsch
April 27, 2012 by Jimmy J · Leave a Comment
Take a peek at this wicked new trailer for the new Oliver Stone flick called Savages. Keep an eye on Taylor Kitsch (aka John Carter of mars) whose character Chon sports nifty Hawaiian shirts throughout the trailer.
We don’t typically stray away from tees but when one of them looks to be Selleck’s epic vintage red Paradise Found jungle bird print, we start paying attention. These designs pop up on eBay every so often – click here to check. The collective does have some pretty rare vintage Magnum tees available and our Magnum Halloween costume breakdown is worth investigating.
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