Category: Shirts

McEnroe’s Nike Challenge Court

In this early eighties photo, McEnore wears his Nike Challenge Courts (and some Sergio Tacchini’s Short’s and shirt) Here is a better picture of these vintage challenge courts. Extremely nice pair: great colors; love the mesh toe box, and a great 3/4 ankle support… you can already see the family resemblances with the tech challenge line that would come out a few years later

The Top 5 Vintage Tennis Shirts

No vintage enthusiast’s wardrobe is complete if it doesn’t show a little love for tennis shirts. So we’re serving up a set of the top five to help ensure you’re an ace on the concrete surface of the urban court. Fila BJ Borg Borg is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the sport. He won 11 Grand Slam singles titles between 1974 and 1981. And if you think that’s a big deal, get this: in March of 2009 The Vintage Aficionado named him World’s No. 1 in terms of vintage tennis shirts. Luke Wilson’s character in The ... Read more

A Different Green on St. Paddy’s Day

We’re not going to cram any vintage Irish t-shirt propaganda down your throat, we know you need that passageway clear for green beer. Instead we’re pausing for the cause to let you know about a tee organization that’s doing something for the environment. Teecycle.org is run by Tim Cigelske. His nifty newly renovated site offers second hand t-shirts for sale with a portion of proceeds passed along to environmental charities. Most of his inventory is late 90s / early 00s promotional schwag and humor tees, but he also has the odd 1980s up for grabs; so keep your eyes peeled ... Read more

Going Once, Going Twice, Going Broke

Every two weeks we scour through eBay’s past auctions and report which relics are fetching the big bucks. Even more reasons to raid your granny’s closet. Click the links below to view the full eBay listing or the seller’s current inventory. vintage 40s Kentucky Wildcats jacket sold for $2100.00 by theknotgarden vintage 40s Harley Davidson hat and pins sold for $1000.00 by buzzkat7 vintage 50s Chippewa motorcycle buckle boots sold for $611.00 by vintagepimp vintage 70s Adidas Superstar sneakers sold for $463.00 by vintage_outfitters vintage 60s Mr. Wrangler Peter Max shirt sold for $390.00 by dbvintage vintage 90s Cro-Mags t-shirt sold for $255.00 goodreasonvintage

DJ AM Mixes and Matches

Meet DJ AM, aka Adam Goldstein. Here he is with Gene Simmons from KISS. Gene doesn’t look very impressed, probably because DJ AM is wearing a vintage Axl Rose t-shirt and not a Gene Simmons one. DJ AM was a member of the band Crazy Town best known for “Butterfly”; and in modern times is world renowned for his abilities on the ones and twos. His talents frequently land him gigs at private parties for celebrities like Jennifer Lopez and Leo DiCaprio and collaborations with artists like Madonna and Will Smith. He even guest starred on Entourage, yadda, yadda, yadda. The ... Read more