Category: Shirts

Hi, I’m Defunkd. Not sure if you even know I exist, but, in the last few years our community has built an independent niche marketplace. Some people describe us as the “Etsy for Vintage Tees.” We take that as a compliment, given we’ve always been fans of yours! I’m writing you because we recently decided to prohibit the sale of vintage Washington NFL tees because they use the R-word. We’re inviting you to join us. Your crafty vendors do what they do best by transforming Washington’s branding into handmade items – from sexy lingerie to dog scarfs. Plus, girls’ dresses, baby onesies and diapers! Even ... Read more

So you’ve decided to put your coveted vintage t-shirt collection up for sale? You’ve come to the right place. Over the last decade, I’ve personally graded and measured roughly 10,000 t-shirts. My eBay feedback alone numbers 5,000+, typically, only a fraction of buyers leave feedback. In other words, I’m now clinically insane. But before the men in the white suits snatch me up, I’ve managed to put together this little guide for grading. Create a Proper Workspace Before you begin, make sure the area you’ll use for analyzing the t-shirt is free of all clutter. I have a spot directly to ... Read more

According to Google and its handy search trends graph, we are indeed in the toughest times vintage tees have seen in the last decade. While the numbers are quite telling, I don’t think it’s as scary as it initially looks. The internet and how people search it has changed dramatically over the last decade. In 2004, Google dominated the web. There was no Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, or Instagram. Facebook launched in 2004 – but unless you were in college or university at the time, you’d probably never heard of it. When people fired-up their browsers, most times a Google property ... Read more

We’ve all had the urge to ask that 14 year in the bargain Hot Topic Ramones tee to name at least one of the band’s songs. If you’re going to have a band’s logo plastered on your chest, you should probably know a thing or two about them, no? Sadly some don’t even know that image on their chest is a band. Kids these days! Our handy little infographic is packed with suggestions on how, when and when not to wear them. But have we gone too far? According to some users on Twitter – our prerequisites are on the ... Read more

Let me start by stating what’s obvious to those who frequent this site: the t-shirt market has been flooded with over-licensing by bands to chained retailers. These outlets offer tees at ridiculously low prices which are happily snapped up like…what ever the modern version of hot cakes is for today’s youth. Band tees have become dirt cheap mostly due to questionable manufacturing ethics that leave a huge carbon footprint in their wake, but that’s a whole other rant. We’re all for youth showing respect for bands obviously before their time. The problem is, in most cases, they’re just a disposable ... Read more