Category: Brands

Fake Screen Stars Tag Incorrect color Poor reproduction of the font – it’s thicker – compare the ‘T’ there’s almost no white space. Looks to be one piece, rather than being made up of a weave. Crisp edges, no thread fray. Real Screen Stars Tag The counterfeiters chose to copy the 3rd generation Screen Stars tag that first emerged circa 1983. No type of sought-after vintage clothing is safe from Thailand’s bootlegging enterprise. They’re increasingly setting their sights on vintage because it’s far less risky to bootleg defunct vintage brands than current ones who actively seek out counterfeiters. We’ve all ... Read more

In the early 2010s, the demand for rayon blended vintage tees was a bi-product of the surge of vintage tee popularity in Thailand and Malaysia. A t-shirt with a tag that features a rayon blend can make even the most run-of-the-mill design much more desirable (and valuable.) Heads up to all you sellers and pickers out there – shirts you typically passed over during the pick can be well worth grabbing given these tags can trump a mediocre design. Many sellers on top of their game are now including “rayon” in the title of their listing if the tee in ... Read more

A comprehensive resource of defunct t-shirt labels manufactured prior to the year 2000. Brand #22: H. Wolf & Sons Circulation: Fairly common Era: 1880s-1990s Information: For a company obviously proud of their rich history in textiles (established in 1887!) none of it has been documented. The only solid information is what appears on their tags – aside from being situated in Cincinnati not much else is known. Wolf were one of the few companies that had a rayon blend in select lines of their blank tees (44% Poly 43% Cotton 13% Rayon) and due to the recent demand for rayon ... Read more

A comprehensive resource of defunct t-shirt labels manufactured prior to the year 2000. Brand #21: Tee Haus Circulation: One-hit-wonder Era: 1980s Information: Another one tag design wonder – although there was two versions of the design, one printed, one embroidered. Aside from being manufactured in Brazil we can’t dig up any info about this company. If you have any info on Tee Haus please comment below. Have a photo of a tag design we missed? Please share it by clicking on “+image” below the comments field! View the previous Shirt-Tex brand.

A comprehensive resource of defunct t-shirt labels manufactured prior to the year 2000. Brand #20: Shirt-Tex Circulation: One-hit-wonder Era: 1980s Information: Another one tag incarnation, one decade wonder which only existed for a brief period of time in the 1980s. Aside from being based out of New York, nothing can be dug up about this company. If you have any info on Shirt-Tex please comment below. Have a photo of a tag design we missed? Please share it by clicking on “+image” below the comments field! View the previous Royal brand.