Category: Shirts

Today is birthday of glorious nation of Canada. Don’t forget to wear your old school tourist souvenir shirts (bonus points for beavers) and then top it off with a toque. But before you get carried away and start unnecessarily saying, “eh” remember, no vintage shirt collection is complete without at least one of the following iconic Canuck tees: 1. Terry Fox. He became famous for the “Marathon of Hope”, a cross-Canada run to raise money for cancer research. But here’s the kicker, the amazing feat was done with one prosthetic leg. He’s a Canadian hero and the Terry Fox Run continues to this day as one of the world’s ... Read more

Each week we feature an interesting vintage tee that’s currently on the eBay auction block. Please feel free to link us if you create or discover an auction we might like. Description: Vintage 1985 3D EMBLEM TRUCKER T-Shirt Measurements: pit-to-pit: 18.5″ front collar to bottom: 24.5″ Sold by: doublesixvintage What the Seller Says: Up for grabs here is a killer ’85 3D shirt in excellent condition. Aside from fading typical for its age and some light pilling, there’s no damage to report. What we Say: Remember when trucker hats were all the rage? Well, elderly gentleman (playing cards on street corners) ... Read more

A few moons ago the crew over at Hide Your Arms released the most extensive list of t-shirt blogs on the net. At last count (November 12/07) they reported 65 of them. Six months later they have updated the list and that figure has more than doubled to 133. Ya, ya, we’re not very original, but hey, we’re the only exclusively vintage blog, so there!  And if you’re a vintage shirt lover, you most likely have love for all things T – so it’s definitely worth investigating the list.  

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. Hawaiian Shirt: 1940s hand painted Kawaihau $6000.00 sold by: on*the*ameche T-shirt: 1950s Mad Magazine $449.00 sold by: rosamond07 Button Down/Polo Shirt: 1980s Ralph Lauren cycle $716.00 sold by: power24540 Pants/Jeans: 1950 Levi’s big E $895.00 sold by: sinaloacow Hat: 1940s Helm’s Bakery drivers cap $1326.99 sold by: michaelsteel Shoes: 1979 Nike Waffle II $585.00 sold by: ogsshoehead Dress: 1970s Paco Rabbane chain sequin $1723.00 sold by: cdkeurope Jacket: WWII A-2 flight jacket $1550.00 sold by: aviationetc