Category: Interview

Early in 2022, we hosted a survey for vintage t-shirt heads, and over 500 of them participated. One of the questions asked was which apps they used in their day-to-day vintage lives. Aside from the obvious social ones like Instagram, and apps for marketplace platforms like eBay – the most commonly cited app was Gem. Gem is a vintage clothing-specific search engine that fetches results from the majority of popular vintage marketplace platforms. It’s super handy if you’re looking for a specific shirt, you punch in the name of the shirt and it brings back all of the t-shirts available ... Read more

Not long ago, vintage religious-based t-shirts were a tough sell. In fact, the religion category on our website was among our least popular. But everyone loves a great comeback story, especially Jesus. One of the things we love about the new age of vintage t-shirt wearers is their appreciation for niche tees. We’ve seen collections of anatomical, recording studios, adult swim, and serial killer tees. Hell, even vintage Country t-shirts are having their moment, which is a sentence I never thought I would write. To help us make sense of all this we caught up with Javier, the man behind ... Read more

Vintage Rock t-shirts have always been a part of author and collector Stephen Voland’s life. From pouring over old pictures of his super cool rock and roll parents to fighting over first dibs on the black shirt section with his thrifting friends in Jr. High, it’s been Stephen’s passion for music history, foresight, and commitment to the hunt that has led to an insane amassment of vintage music t-shirts. I sat down with Stephen to talk about what gets him out there hunting, how vintage shirt popularity has changed the way he shops, and of course what’s the worst shirt ... Read more

Chris Fernandez from 1980 Something Vintage has been slinging positivity and vintage shirts online and in-person since 2016. Chris hosts a vintage t-shirt podcast; The1980somethingShow, a YouTube channel show; Stash Raiders, a t-shirt selling website (1980somethingco.com) and a streaming Instagram t-shirt auction show the Virtual Flea. From the Southern California home he shares with his family, Chris has amassed nearly 100k in Instagram followers all the while building community, people’s collections, and that ever-evolving catalog of t-shirt slanguage.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Chris Fernandez (@1980somethingco) From Bangers and Grails, to 6 stacks for ... Read more

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