Category: Tees

An ongoing project to document all of the exquisite vintage Harley Davidson t-shirts. Item #23: Vintage Harley Davidson Ride Me Ride Free T-Shirt Availability: Explore Vintage Harley Tees on Defunkd Decade: 1970s Label: Fantasy Harley Fact: Although Harley has never been against sexual innuendo, “ride me – ride free” wasn’t a commonly used slogan. The term is more a well known biker phrase that ends with “or at least I’ll give one hell of s discount!” Approximate value: $250 View the previous vintage Harley Mesh tee.

A brand spanking new vintage t-shirt book was released today and it looks promising. The author was inspired by the all-too-common nightmare of having his beloved t-shirt collection discarded by his mother. For the last 20+ years he’s been on a mission to relive his youth via poly-cotton, which the better part of was spent growing up too fast all over Sunset Strip. The book offers a visual history told through the rarest of the rare one-off t-shirts. We’re in the process of acquiring a review copy from the publishers for the fifth installment for our Ultimate Guide to vintage ... Read more

Every few weeks we scour through eBay’s vintage t-shirt auctions and report which relics are fetching top dollar. More reasons to raid your grandpa’s closet. Click the links below to view the full eBay listing or the seller’s current inventory. 80s vintage Suicidal Tendencies Possessed sold for $500.00 by stormcrow-vintage 80s vintage Black Sabbath/BOC Jersey sold for $300.00 by wyco_vintage 80s vintage Death Scream Bloody Gore t-shirt sold for $250.00 by silverruins 80s vintage Corrosion of Conformity Animosity t sold for $250.00 by wyco 70s vintage Yardbirds t-shirt sold for $204.02 by koshercollectibles 80s vintage Mercyful Fate Melissa t-shirt sold ... Read more

Pssssssssst…that blessed day is fast approaching, so it’s time to get on the case! Nothing honors St. Patrick more than throwing back copious amounts of green beer while your torso topper does a little throwback of its own. The bonus with true vintage during this celebration is that you’ll avoid that spill-green-beer-on-your-shirt-and-then-notice-some-other-guy-at-the-bar-is-wearing-the-same-t-shirt…feeling. We’ve all been there. So stumble over to the Defunkd Collective – our vendors are carrying a nice selection (one of which is featured above.) Remember to search around because sellers are using different keywords to describe their goodies. “St. Patricks” (no apostrophe fetches the best results) to ... Read more

Using your skills as a vintage aficionado can you identify each metal band’s mascot from these vintage t-shirt close-ups? Post your feedback below and no Google cheating! The answers will be revealed in one week.