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May 31, 2010 by Jimmy J · Leave a Comment
A feeble attempt to document the endless array of brilliant vintage Iron Maiden t-shirts.
Shirt #33: Iron Maiden Somewhere on Tour Crew
Availability: Explore Vintage Maiden Tees on eBay
Album/Tour: Somewhere in Time/Somewhere on Tour
Image Courtesy of: selling u stuff
Approximate value: $100-200
- View the previous vintage Maiden Texas jersey.
- View the entire Maiden vintage t-shirt collection.
Take Survey, Win Book!
May 27, 2010 by Jimmy J · 3 Comments
We devised a quick survey to get to know you better! If you participate you’re automatically entered in our draw for the nifty book, “The Art of the Band T-Shirt” which was donated by the kind folks at Simon & Schuster. Just click on the link below, answer the 10 questions and you’re as good as entered. We’ll contact the winner via email on June 4th.
Congrats to Cindy D. who was randomly chosen as the winner!
Thanks to everyone else for participating.
Vintage T Shirts Book Review
May 26, 2010 by Jimmy J · 3 Comments
I finally managed to get my hands on all the vintage t-shirt books published in the last few years. Truth be told, I would recommend any book that contains photos of vintage tees, even if it was scribed in crayon by a two-year-old child.
Title: Vintage T Shirts
Meet the authors: If vintage tee addiction is hereditary meet the proof in the poly-cotton pudding. Brothers Patrick and Marc Guetta own and operate the decade old World of Vintage T-Shirts store on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood.Â
Number of shirts inside: 650+
Rating: 4.8/5
Welcome to the closest thing to a vintage t-shirt bible you’ll ever find. In 2008 we gave that honor to a book by the same name that contained over 500 tees, but then along came this beast which trumps it by 150. Not only that, the pages are actually about 1/4 larger so you’re getting more bang for your buck. And bigger is definitely better especially because it’s showcasing a vast array of vintage tee genres, rather than just a music related ones.
If I judge this book solely by the cover, it’s perfect. Great fold out, die-cut raised detailing on the tee’s ringer and raised printing for the home-made style lettering. No, you sicko, the lettering doesn’t have a fuzzy feel to it, although I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a consideration. None of the other books put as much creativity in to their appearance.
The write-ups banked in the early part of the book are ok, but after reviewing five books previous to it I’m jaded. At this point there’s nothing new anyone can say about a glorified piece of cloth that Marlon Brando popularized. And since the authors are imports from France there’s also French version of the write-up, which is not foreign to me given I live in a bilingual country. Don’t worry those pages aren’t wasted with duplicate photos, so for everyone who isn’t fluent in French (including me I dropped it after grade 9, oops) you still have something to gawk at.
Relax, there’s not a lot of reading to do. After the final sentence it’s strictly tees for 350 pages. The concert tee section won’t blow your mind if you’re a vintage aficionado. I sold many of them during my days as a dealer which is something I can’t say about the contents of Ripped or Vintage Rock T-Shirts. But the book does a bang up job of touching on all the good things in life: sports, cars, surfing, booze, beer, movies and tv. Hell there’s even a fantasy and video game section PLUS Maiden and Harley receive extra attention. Great torsos think alike.
The downside to its size and special printing is that the book also carries the biggest price tag coming in at double the price as its predecessors. Is it justifiable? I think so especially if you’re going to buy just one. Have a look at the first 100 pages compliments of the publisher and do your own math. Pretty ballsy, but only a book so big could offer such a bonus.
Preview the book>>here. And please let us know your thoughts below.
Additional Vintage T-Shirt Book Reviews.
Going Once, Going Twice, Going Broke
May 25, 2010 by Jimmy J · 2 Comments
Every few weeks we scour through eBay’s vintage t-shirt auctions 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 Nike Pinwheel T-Shirt sold for $320.00 by mymotherthings09
- 70s vintage KISS world tour Security t-shirt sold for $300.00 by assistant_collector
- 80s vintage VOIVOD To The Death Tee sold for $250.00 by silverruins
- 70s vintage The Who Chicago Marilyn Monroe? tee sold for $231.15 by tibofdeeps
- 80s vintage The Clash Canada tour ringer t-shirt sold for $223.34 by sohomusic
- 90s vintage Sonic Youth Traci Lords t-shirt sold for $223.34 by sanderweldman
- View the previous edition when a Stones Day on the Green t-shirt fetched top dollar.
- View all the top performing men’s vintage clothes auctions.
The Knits
May 22, 2010 by Jimmy J · 2 Comments
Brand #6: The Knits
Circulation: Common
Era: Late 1970s to mid 1980s
Information: The Knits was a specialty t-shirt with longer, colored sleeves sometimes detailed with raised fabric and often described as a baseball or concert jersey. To my knowledge this company did not manufacture standard blank t-shirts. The earliest dated The Knits printed shirt I have found is from 1979 and have yet to find one with a print dated beyond 1983. Based on one of the incarnations of the tag (right) I’m assuming The Knits was a Screen Stars line extension.
If you have any info on The Knits please comment below.
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- View the previous Stedman brand.