Category: News

The Vintage News by Cottonuity: March 30, 2021

It’s March 30th, I’m Tom From Cottonuity, and this is The Vintage News. T Time Show First up – tee shirt archivist and all-around cool dude Perry Shall has been working incredibly hard on his show – @T Time, and if you missed it, he just had the Comedian and Podcaster Marc Maron on his show. Marc showed off some great Don Rock, vintage music, and comedy club tees. It’s interesting to see that even if you get your own show on Netflix, you’ll still hoard tees from the last thirty years in your home. Perry has been working for ... Read more

The Crypto-Clueless Person’s Guide to Minting a Vintage T-Shirt as an NFT

FULL DISCLOSURE: I only started paying attention to NFTs about three weeks ago. I am not an expert on any of this, quite the opposite really, the vast majority of it still baffles me. I’m the clueless person referred to in the headline. I was just barely smart enough to mint a vintage t-shirt so I figured I would share my experience with the community. This idea started when my pal Matt started talking about them and their potential in the world of vintage t-shirts. I pay attention when he’s spitballing ideas, he entered the vintage t-shirt game years before ... Read more

The Vintage News by Cottonuity: March 23, 2021

It is Tuesday, March 23rd, I’m Tom from @Cottonuity, and this is the vintage news. Thriftcon Thriftcon – one of the biggest vintage clothing markets was last weekend in Atlanta, and our sources tell us that it was an absolute doozy. Famous rappers like Lil Yachty, B.o.B., producer Jarren Benton and others pulled up, as well as thousands of others, creating an over 2-hour wait to get into the event. Sellers have reported nearly selling out their booths, so if you’re in Denver, you might want to think about signing up for their next event in April! There was a ... Read more

The Vintage News by Cottonuity: March 15, 2021

It is March 15th, 2021, I’m Tom from Cottonuity, and this is the vintage news. IG “Live Rooms”: Battle Royale & Royal Rumble At the top of the heap – Instagram has recently implemented the ability to have 4 people live at once. This is changing things up immensely for live auctions, and we are seeing new and exciting ways to offer vintage clothing through “Live Rooms” as Instagram calls them. @Vilecollects hosted a sort of live chat about classic video games and the state of the video game tee shirt market, with a few other enthusiasts. @1980somethingco has been ... Read more

The Vintage News by Cottonuity: March 1, 2021

Hello There! My name is Tom, and I run a little vintage business called Cottonuity. Recently, I have begun a weekly show I cleverly named “The Vintage News”, that I film in my living room. Yes it’s a little low rent, and not funded, but it gets the information to the people who need it! The show is posted every Monday on my Instagram Page, and I talk about anything vintage related, like the rise and fall of the prices of Disney Tees after the $6000 Genie shirt, drama in the vintage community, and highlights of live auctions to watch ... Read more