Defunkd

[rinseandrepeat]

Hello, any info on this Lauryn Hill T-Shirt? Wondering if it is legit. Thanks!!

[jimmyj]

Interesting - MADE IN CHINA on the maxweight I can't remember seeing before. Can you take another closeup of just the tag, where it's even and flat?

Also please take a close up of just the print, front maybe just her face?

Right now we just have a fake PROWEIGHT tag archived, so no current matches.

Where did you get it?

[rinseandrepeat]

Hello! Attached some more photos of the shirt.

Got it a couple years ago off Grailed from a US seller. I found comps of this shirt from JP sellers ‘portration’, ‘hige_senju’, and US seller ‘richmondhoodco’. Provided screenshots of these as well.

I personally think it’s a bootleg released at the same time as the Rap Wars Princess Lauryn shirt, since the back hit is the same and both were printed on an Allsport tag. I could be wrong though. Any input appreciated! Thank you!

[camis_wapas]

An XL corresponds with 48, right? Not 42…

[rinseandrepeat]

For the Made in USA ones yes, but I checked another shirt with an Allsport Made in China tag and seems like XL is 42...

https://www.vintagerareusa.com/products ... Q1sxC_3EcJ

This is the Princess Lauryn Rap Wars shirt from thevintagewiz, and his is also on an Allsport Made in China tag with XL as 42
https://www.instagram.com/thevintagewiz/p/CaaGnIfF0vy/

Any inputs appreciated!

[jimmyj]

Yeah so bizarre I can't ever remember seeing one, but like the Brockum MIC, everyone thought it was fake, but it wasn't - and obviously seems like a stupid move on a counterfeitters part to go through all the trouble and then add MADE IN CHINA when that doesn't appear elsewhere.

Anywho, good eye on tracking those other ones down.

But still have concerns about this tag - there are some differences with the two you linked to - most notably the light blue compared to the dark blue color of yours. Also, there's a different alignment of the text - if you compare PRESHRUNK to MADE IN CHINA - you'll notice the letters above and below don't line up the same way.

But again, it could be a legit variant to this tag, as we also know they don't always match across the board - but you could try to track down another version that matches your tag perfectly.

What's the pit to pit BTW?

[Lucasxavier]

maybe this is original but its status is bootleg, because in that era the allsport china tag also appeared and it was indeed the era, because there is no comparison maybe I can say this article is a vintage bootleg.

[Ryoma]

Referrence of the same tag with the same spacing and font sir Jimmy

[jimmyj]

Good work, this is what we needed to make sure the tag is okay. I verified this is on a legit Kiss A Live shirt from 2000. So tag checks out. I don't have the print expertise that Lucas has.

Feel like it's legit vintage, but a tough one since we don't have any other examples of this shirt right?

[rinseandrepeat]

Same sentiments Lucas. I feel this shirt was indeed a vintage bootleg released at the same time as the Princess Lauryn Rap Wars T-Shirt, which was a bootleg as well. But yeah, don't want to let this one go until I am 100% sure it's not a fake.

Jimmy, measurements are 24x30.5 inches btw!

[jimmyj]

Lofty measurements but late 90s, and looks deadstock. But also why does it say (42), this shirt is an enigma. With the other shirts you tracked down with this tag match - did they have the same measurements?