Category: Shirts
The Ultimate Vintage T-Shirt Stain Removal Guide
You tried rubbing liquid detergent directly on the stain and you washed the shirt in a hot cycle. Are you ready to get serious now? Good. To create this guide I approached 20 sellers with vintage t-shirt expertise, begging them to share their top-secret techniques. These veterans definitely know a thing or two about removing tough stains given most of their enemies are decades old. Their techniques have successfully eliminated many vintage stains and will help you restore that grail in your vault. Defunkd Insider Sign-up Email*: Subscribe Traditional Stain Removal Methods Lemons and limes Fresh citrus is your best ... 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 20s Stifel train engineer shirt sold for $7100.00 by merek1 vintage 40s garbardine western shirt & pants sold for $850.00 by julieannsantiques vintage 30s skull and crossbones ink tee sold for $501.99 by finedandyvintage vintage 80s Venom Slayer Exodus t-shirt sold for $392.00 by rainbowgasoline vintage Nike Air Jordan basketball shoes sold for $312.00 by bandit21r vintage 60s Harley Davidson Electra Glide t-shirt sold for $250.50 by acrosstheboard
How Do You Remove Stains From Vintage T-Shirts?
Please step aside, TV-commercial-mom-plagued-by-ring-around-the-collar, you wouldn’t stand a chance against a vintage stain. They’re the toughest around; they’ve had 15+ years to set in and have since been cured numerous times in the dryer. Here’s the kicker: the perpetrator of the stain already attempted to remove it when it was fresh. They failed, and folded. Hey, don’t complain – that’s probably why the t-shirt is now in your possession. I polled the majority of the sellers from our 20 Best Spots to Buy Vintage T-Shirts asking for their top-secret techniques. As a vendor myself I thought I had heard it all. ... Read more
Vintage T-Shirt Snuff Film Discovered
And you thought they were just a myth. Remember that really bad movie starring Nicholas Cage called 8mm? The one where he discovers an actual snuff film? That’s exactly how I felt watching the video below. Brace yourself, folks. “There’s things you’re going to see that you can’t un-see. They get in your head and they stay there.”
Nike Challenge Court – ATC II Line
Has to be one of my favorite designs from the Challenge court fashion and apparel line… and also, one of my favorite shoes….