Given how all over the place this tag design is, makes sense to focus on the ribbing on the side of each tag - which I haven't been able to find on any of now about 10 BG tags I have looked at - as well, I've reached out to a contact I know how has one in hand - and I've asked him for a photo of the ...

Would start by focusing on the tag. Based on a small sample size in our tag database - these tags are really inconsistent. In the 3 examples here - the BG portion, is spaced differently each time: https://www.defunkd.com/brand/bg/ so in this small sample size we see that this tag's design is not ...

Ok so the gent I talked to named Dave Edmond, was super helpful, here's his take: "Hi. I don't recognize this at all. I'd say it was probably some type of bootleg - or maybe something made under license somewhere. Its definitely 100% not a 1970's or 1980's print that was sold in London Kings Road ...

I personally reached out to him, he just responded, we shall see!

was a cool little find, cheers!

I don't usually look at these types of garments authenticity wise, but betting that repros have different measurements that we could compare to?

But looks to be legit.

Are you going to sell it?

When I used image search I got a TON of hits from Japan, but this link shows the reproduction of this tag: https://hurugiblog.com/champion-reproduction-or-vintage and it's been updated this year. Josh mentioned inside tags would be a giveaway. That said they could be removed. But it looks like it ...

He replied not fully sure either and was going to reach out to a contact he had with BOY.

Also, decent chance it could be a bootleg BOY item as well.

Ok phew, I think you're good!

Just wanted to know a brief history of the company and if they had printed any other types of tees besides the Jazz/Blues artist prints. Thanks! This should do the trick! Looks to have started in 1986, but found their groove with Blues and Jazz related t-shirts and were producing about 100k t ...

I think you're okay, tag is fine. Print isn't DTG, I can see half tone dots, it's a great tee.

Yeah, people are now peddling fakes on FB marketplace and even local online auctions. But it's worth contacting them for more info and photos I think.

Yeah, with photos like that, I would avoid, where are they listed?

Not U2 related, it's BOY aka BOY London....from King's road. Potentially still from the 1980s since double-stitching was a thing in Europe. I have some BOY stuff from the mid 90s, when it was branded on the tags, so this def. predates that. Thatcher lasted until 90, so likely before then and she was ...

One of these did sell for about $500. Below I've included what I know to be an original version and you can see the difference. Now, there's a chance your t-shirt wasn't fully screened properly, since it appears washed out and missing colors. Maybe it was a test print and an incomplete print. Also ...

here's a screen shot

Dians wrote: ↑Wed Sep 25, 2024 11:56 am Just wanted to confirm it’s age and authenticity
I shrunk the pics down to fit on one page
Thankyou for your response

Are you sure the pit to pit is 26"?

Josh from IVWT says, "Looks unworn, and they might have repro’d the square back tag but I’ve never seen one, you should ask the poster if it has secondary tagging on the inner side seams, usually a dead giveaway, if that’s real it’s very expensive."

Likely a repro out of Japan, but I will check with a gent who knows much better than I.

Oh wow. And AT tees are really hot these days. I just checked, looks like one sold on eBay for $1350 during this summer. I'll keep an eye out for ya!