Category: My Vintage T-Shirt

A Heroic ILM Employee Rescued a 1979 Bootleg Tee From George Lucas’ Wrath

My Vintage T-Shirt is a section written by our readers. Thanks to Shawn Keeler for sharing these shirts and a wonderful story about a legendary artist and dad. If you have a rare vintage t-shirt and a great story please contact us. My father Ira Keeler worked for Lucasfilm, also referred to as Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) from 1981 to 2001. During his 21-year career, he worked on many films. Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, the Back to the Future trilogy, the Indiana Jones trilogy, E.T., and Roger Rabbit, just to name a few. Ira collected many letters, photos, ... Read more

1974 Big Jim T-Shirt

I acquired this shirt in 2004 when I first got into the vintage clothing business. I was exiting the bar biz and ready for a new adventure. Coincidentally the real estate agent executing the sale of my bar had recently met a gentleman who was well versed in vintage. She described an amazing warehouse full of antique clothing that was renowned for supplying the film industry throughout the 1990s. Thirsty for knowledge and starved for inventory I asked to be connected with him as soon as possible. She told me it was downtown and asked me where I lived. When ... Read more

1979 3D Alien T-Shirt

My Vintage T-Shirt is a section written by our readers. Thanks to Peter over at monomurraymulcher for sharing this shirt and great story. If you have a rare vintage t-shirt and a great story please contact us. My chest burster 3-D Alien t-shirt was one of those treasures of youth that was too special to be worn most of the time.  Shooting out from the middle of the chest is an exquisitely detailed rubber replica of the worm-like monster which pops out of the chest of character Kane (played by John Hurt) during dinner.  A notoriously disgusting horror moment and ... Read more

1963 Stanley Mouse T-Shirt

My Vintage T-Shirt is a section written by our readers. Thanks to vintage tee seller Don over at corinalarks for sharing this shirt and great story. If you have a rare vintage t-shirt and a great story please contact us. Stanley Mouse is an American artist who has had two distinct phases in a career that’s influenced pop culture for decades. As a teenager, he and guys like Ed “Big Daddy” Roth were part of the emerging hot rod art movement of the late 1950s. Stanley would travel to custom car shows selling air-brushed t-shirts and sweatshirts featuring his crazed ... Read more

1983 Gary Numan T-Shirt

My Vintage T-Shirt is a section written by our readers. Thanks to Travis over at emperoroftoronto for sharing this shirt and great story. If you have a rare vintage t-shirt and a great story please contact us. Gary Numan has Asperger’s Syndrome, and so do I.  We’re on a a “high-functioning” part of the autistic spectrum, misunderstand social rules and have problems interacting with others. This makes his career- and this shirt- poignant to me. Once one of the biggest acts in Britain, his inability to muzzle it made him the music press’s whipping boy; when success left him, he ... Read more