Category: Shirts

The gentleman we sat down with is a veteran of the vintage clothing business with 3D Emblem vintage t-shirt expertise. He’s been collecting 3D tees for over a decade and has 250+ of them. He’s also amassed a personal collection of original art, t-shirt screens, company documents, and promotional material. He’s done extensive research on the company’s history, personnel, and is in contact with the artists who did some of the most popular designs. He runs the 3D Emblem Instagram account that meticulously documents all things 3D. And the best news is that he’s agreed to contributing ongoing updates to ... Read more

The vintage t-shirt enthusiast behind @redrumretro on IG actually moonlights as an assistant manager in a sneaker store, but he assures us his mind is on t-shirts 110% of the time. He owns hundreds of vintage t-shirts but there are about 60 you’d have to pry from his cold dead hands. Most of those are Type O Negative tees and controversial ones that feature murderers, killers, cults, and other unpleasantries. “As soon as I saw my first Charles Manson shirt, I believe I saw Axl Rose rocking one in an old photo and I was like well fuck, I need ... Read more

You’re probably familiar with @bodydoublevintage on IG. The man behind the account is known as Taylor Mickal. Taylor is a vintage tee collector who despite being relatively new to the game already owns roughly 400 tees. “Most of my best pieces and knowledge about tees came from @varlago,” he told Defunkd. “I don’t think I’d be where I am without him.” Taylor operates his own photography business which goes to explain why his IG photos are so stellar. He’s a full-time staff photographer for NASA so you can bet his tee collection is the best in the universe. Taylor hand-picked ... Read more

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

Have you figured out the cure to Acid Rot (aka Dry Rot)? If you can be the first to prove it to the community, you’ll win $1000! We want to definitively know if a t-shirt that has been damaged by Acid Rot can be restored back to a state that will survive regular wear and washes. Remember, curing Acid Rot is not about just neutralizing the shirt against further decay, it’s about strengthening the cotton fibers. The Rules: The entry fee is $25. This isn’t for us to profit and we’ll refund it if you win. Keep in mind, we’ll have ... Read more