A round-up of buttery soft vintage movie t-shirts.
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Die Hard
February 14, 2013 by Jimmy J · 1 Comment
With the fifth installment in the Die Hard franchise only two days away, let’s pay homage to the original with this epic tee. I wasn’t a fan of the last flick. Actually, I flat out hated it. One too many scenes where I was unable to suspend my disbelief. Like the time McClane was on the wing of an airborne Harrier jet? Come on. Sure he’s no stranger to airplane wings, he fought Colonel Stuart on one in Die Harder. But at least that plane was still on the ground and the situation vaguely plausible.
I have my doubts about the new one. Yet, I will still be in the theater the very afternoon it opens. And after being disappointing once again I will repeat the process if there so happens to be a sixth film. And yes, Willis has already hinted at it.
Die Hard is the standard by which I judge all action films, but am particularly tough on its sequels. I think my standards too high.
40 stories too high.
Squeal Like a Pig
October 1, 2012 by Jimmy J · 2 Comments
Every few weeks we scour through vintage t-shirt sales across the web and report which relics are fetching top dollar. More reasons to raid your grandpa’s closet.
- 70s vintage Mouse Kelly Monster Co tee sold for $500.00 by koshercollectibles
- 90s vintage N.W.A. Dangerous long sleeve -shirt sold for $450.00 by PuNkrEviVal
- 90s vintage Guns N Roses Theatre Tour tee sold for $400.00 by Highendgarment
- 90s vintage Snoop Doggy Dogg t-shirt sold for $395.01 Stormcrow-Vintage
- 70s vintage Deliverance tee sold for $350.00 koshercollectibles
- 70s vintage Hand Painted Samurai t-shirt sold for $259.55 WyCo_Vintage
- View a previous edition where a banned Sonic Youth t-shirt fetched top dollar.
Don’t Talk About Fight Club
August 29, 2012 by Jimmy J · 2 Comments
Every few weeks we scour through vintage t-shirt sales across the web and report which relics are fetching top dollar. More reasons to raid your grandpa’s closet.
- 80s vintage Indy 500 seen in Fight Club tee sold for $1750.75 by vintage-rain
- 80s vintage The Clash Take the 5th t-shirt sold for $461.99 by rsinclai
- 60s vintage 1967 Nationals Indiana t-shirt sold for $338.33 by clydedudlee
- 80s vintage Sex Pistols Mosquito Head t-shirt sold for $300.00 PuNKrEviVal
- 80s vintage TAD t-shirt sold for $300.00 silverruins
- 80s vintage Nick Cave Bad Seeds t-shirt sold for $296.01 Stormcrow-Vintage
- View a previous edition where a Sunbury t-shirt fetched top dollar.
Magnum Kitsch
April 27, 2012 by Jimmy J · 1 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. The collective does have some pretty rare vintage Magnum tees available and our Magnum Halloween costume breakdown is worth investigating.
Tony Stark: In Heavy Metal and Into Heavy Metal
February 6, 2012 by Jimmy J · 1 Comment
Of course Stark’s favorite music is Heavy Metal, what did you expect, soft rock? This is a screen grab from The Avengers Super Bowl trailer which has us pondering if the rebel billionaire prefers true vintage. He should, just out of respect for fallen vintage tee aficionado DJ AM who made a cameo in the Iron Man sequel. And with Academy Award winning costume designer Alexandra Bryne behind the scenes we should expect nothing less given she’s no stranger to vintage.
However – Downey himself has been spotted in both true and repro vintage. His lame “Worn Free” tee failed to impress us but he gets full points for sporting an original Van Halen jersey. He’s got the perfect build to rock the real deal so it’s ridiculous that Robert would ever choose repros, right?
The cut on this tee definitely looks vintage – but was the 1970s original as printed with gold ink? Or is this a commissioned repro – customized with gold for Iron Man armor continuity and to make it more subtle so it doesn’t steal the scene? Cast your vote below!
Check out true vintage Black Sabbath t-shirts here and cast your vote about Tom Cruise‘s Mission Impossible Springsteen tee.