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Malcolm Garrett
October 25, 2011 by Jimmy J · Leave a Comment
Food for the vintage popular culture vulture.
Shirt #1: Malcolm Garrett
Availability: Search Defunkd’s Pop Culture Selection
Year: 1980
Fact: Malcolm Garrett is a highly influential British graphic designer best known for the iconic images he created for bands. His first important music gig was for The Buzzcocks in the late 1970s and went on to do work for Duran Duran, Simple Minds, Peter Gabriel and many others.
Approximate Value: $470
Mickey Mouse Kicks Adolf Hitler in the Nuts
April 27, 2009 by Jimmy J · 1 Comment
Here’s a gem from 1943 that was recently sold by vintage clothing merchant torray. It was acquired from the widow of a WWII veteran who resided in the bay area of California. The art was hand drawn by a friend of her husband’s who made it to celebrate deployment.
Home made t-shirts were quite common back then, the t-shirt was quickly becoming a new medium for messages and people were percolating with social commentary (and couldn’t wait 60 years to wait until Threadless was born).
Get a load of the 1940s Hanes logo which almost inspired the title of this post to be “Mickey Gets His Hanes on Hitler”. It just didn’t have the same attention grabbing properties, know what I mean?
Happy belated birthday Adolf, we hope you enjoyed your gifts!
This t-shirt celebrates Mickey during his prime, in fine form and battling evil. It’s hard to believe only a few decades later the poor little rodent falls on hard times. Sorry Walt, there’s more unauthorized vintage mickey mouse t-shirts.
Mickey Mouse Trips in Technicolor
April 8, 2009 by Jimmy J · Leave a Comment
Every so often we feature an interesting vintage tee that’s currently on the eBay auction block. Please feel free to link us if you create or discover an auction we might like.
Description:vintage 1970s Fantasia Disney Mickey Mouse shirt
Sold by: VINTAGE RETRO WEAR
Measurements: 20″ pit-to-pit by 28″ length
What the Seller Says: This AWESOME shirt is in EXCELLENT shape. Doesnt appear to have been worn. AMAZING!! ULTRA RARE!! Cant say enough. It’s even nicer in person.
What I Say: If you’re a fan of Mickey Mouse, Disney, the ’70s or hallucinogens then this shirt is for you.
And speaking of mice on drugs check out this vintage Mickey Mouse t-shirt.
This Vintage T-Shirt Totally Stinks
April 1, 2009 by Jimmy J · Leave a Comment
Every so often we feature an interesting vintage tee that’s currently on the eBay auction block. Please feel free to link us if you create or discover an auction we might like.
Description:vintage 1975 SMELLS LIKE PIZZA t-shirt
Sold by: shirtswithballs
Measurements: 16″ pit to pit x 27″ length
What the Seller Says: We’re not even kidding, the print SMELLS LIKE A PIZZA. Look up the company Smell It Like It Is, this guy Jim/James Gall sold several million shirts back in the 70s that smelled like different kinds of food.
What I Say: In honor of April fools I trolled eBay for the best possible novelty shirt I could find. Leave it up to the characters over at Shirts With Balls to deliver the goods. The best part is that the shirt will arrive at your door in under 30 minutes or it’s free.
The Dark Knight Rescues Vintage Batman Shirts
July 16, 2008 by Jimmy J · 1 Comment
Fool us once (Batman Forever), shame on you Hollywood. Fool us twice (Batman & Robin), shame on all of us. After the final ticket had been tabulated and all the profits divided amongst the Hollywood elite, a new super-villain was born. The Joker was the least of Batman’s worries as “The Disgruntle Moviegoer” now threatened Bruce Wayne’s entire empire. Comic books, action figures, anything bat-collectible was plummeting in value.
Seven years pass.
Enter hero: director Christopher Nolan and his dark prequel-esque flick, Batman Begins. It exercised our demons of bats past and had us all wishing they made Underoos in adult sizes. Now Nolan’s follow up, The Dark Knight, is only days away from release. And with plenty of early Oscar buzz for Heath Ledger, there’s never been a better time to go throw-back bat.
The shirt below is what someone should be wearing to the premiere. Frank Miller (also of Sin City fame) created The Dark Knight Returns comic series in 1986. While the new film is not based on Miller’s version, it pays homage to it in the title, and holds true to the gritty vigilante overtones which ushered in a darker comic book era.
If you are interested in viewing the listing for this shirt and/or other Batman shirts we have in our store, click here.
Final Price: $124.00