Vintage T-Shirt Forum & Community Authentication Appraisals

Hi,

could I please ask your thoughts on this RATM Evil Empire hoodie? I've obtained this in a lot of old stock of a music shop that went out of business several years ago. In the lot were original mid 90s t shirts of Queen (Heaven), MJ (History) and Bon Jovi (1995), still shrink wrapped.
The Evil Empire album was from 96, so this hoodie matches the period I guessed... But is this a vintage bootleg in your opinion?

Size: L, 24.4” (62 cm) chest, 28” (71 cm) length

The tag reads: Made in the UK
Kind regards,
Gerd

Interesting one - I did find other listings with that tag that claim it's 90s, specifically hoodies. Nirvana, Prodigy, Soul Fly, the Verve. I think it's vintage? I mean I can't find that tag floating around elsewhere as a blank. But likely a bootleg.

Hi Jimmy,

thank you for jumping in and offering your opinion. My gut feeling also told me that it's likely (late?) 90s vintage, and never used. Yesterday I tried to list it on Grailed and they removed my listing, saying they can’t allow such bootleg items on the marketplace as they fall under our zero tolerance policy. It's not so clear to me what they mean with "such bootleg"... I mean, there are plenty of bootlegs on Grailed.

Kind regards,
Gerd

lol that's laughable, the whole site is riddled with modern counterfiets

willysproject wrote: ↑Mon Aug 11, 2025 2:28 pm Hi Jimmy,

thank you for jumping in and offering your opinion. My gut feeling also told me that it's likely (late?) 90s vintage, and never used. Yesterday I tried to list it on Grailed and they removed my listing, saying they can’t allow such bootleg items on the marketplace as they fall under our zero tolerance policy. It's not so clear to me what they mean with "such bootleg"... I mean, there are plenty of bootlegs on Grailed.

Kind regards,
Gerd

How much are you selling this for I would be interested in buying

Hi Isn't it dry rot?
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Not in my opinion. Possible you get this impression due to sidelight when taking the photos?

doniefr2011 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 12, 2025 7:16 am Hi Isn't it dry rot?
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