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70s or 80s?
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I've seen this tag on lots of shirt with 70s copyright dates on the print, so i would go with 70s.

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I got the above tag inquiry through email and coincidentally just received another Hanes question:

Hey there.

Recently, I purchased a similar-looking vintage KISS t-shirt(see attachment for the design) off eBay and when it was shipped to my house, I realised the tag wasn't removed. In fact, it reads HANES 100% Cotton Made in U.S.A. I've checked it against the Vintage 103 : The Brands guide (http://www.defunkd.com/blog.vintageafic ... d-gallery/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) and was surprised it wasn't on the list of brands in the '80s or the 90s'.

The closest I could get was the HANES Poly-Cotton XL 46-48, fourth from left, first row. Does this mean I've purchased a reproduction of the actual t-shirt and not the original vintage one? Or did I purchased, a lack of a better term, a 'reissue' of the t-shirt?

Thanks.

Cheers!


The Hanes list at redcloud is a lot more extensive as far as Hanes goes - the tag at the bottom left reads 100% cotton made in the USA. But the tag on our guide that you refer to also had a few versions, where "poly-cotton" was written sometimes it read "100% cotton".

If that still doesn't answer your question please post a photo of the tag.

Thanks

JJ
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Here's the tag he spoke of - classic 80s Hanes tag, which specified different types of fabric along the blue stripe - "poly-cotton" or in this case "100% cotton".
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It is without a doubt the 80's

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80s fo sho

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I've seen that hanes tag on a 1992 Toronto Blue Jays world series tee as well.
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Yeah they always spill in to other decades because of overstock. Vintage counterfeiters still manage to get their hands on huge quantities of deadstock vintage blanks.

GO JAYS GO?
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jimmyj wrote:
GO JAYS GO?
i'm sure they'll go at some point- probably to Portland or Charlotte :D

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