Category: Vintage Clothing Gallery

Here’s a gem from 1943 that was recently sold by vintage clothing merchant torray. It was acquired from the widow of a WWII veteran who resided in the bay area of California. The art was hand drawn by a friend of her husband’s who made it to celebrate deployment. Home made t-shirts were quite common back then, the t-shirt was quickly becoming a new medium for messages and people were percolating with social commentary (and couldn’t wait 60 years to wait until Threadless was born). Get a load of the 1940s Hanes logo which almost inspired the title of this post to be ... Read more

An ongoing project to document all of the exquisite vintage Harley Davidson clothing.  Item #2: Harley Davidson Keep America Beautiful T-Shirt Availability: Explore Vintage Harley T-Shirts on Defunkd Dealer Customization: Blocker’s in Parryville, PA Decade: 1980s Label: Worn Harley Fact: The Harley Davidson company and riders aren’t very fond of Japanese motorcycles. Approximate value: $100-$200

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 30s chinstrap cotton shirt sold for $1925.00 by rman57 vintage 70s deadstock Nike Sierra rainbow shoes sold for $538.00 by ksda78 vintage 80s Zorlac Metallica skateboard t-shirt sold for $510.00 by rubysoho08 vintage 40s Boy Scouts of America shirt sold for $293.88 by grand-slam-auctions vintage 30s football sports jersey sold for $280.00 by bindle*stiff vintage 80s Yngwie Malmsteen Rising Force t-shirt sold for $120.00 shirtswithballs

An ongoing project to document all of the exquisite vintage Harley Davidson clothing.  Item #1: Harley Davidson “1” Jersey Availability: Explore Vintage Harley Tees on Defunkd Decade: 1970s Label: Champion Blue Bar Harley Fact: This logo was popularized by Evel Knievel who rode the Harley XR-750 during most of his acts of death defiance. Approximate value: $150-$250

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 50s NHRA Hot Rod shirt sold for $1000.00 by chopped_32 vintage 40s Levi’s BIG E one pocket jacket sold for $700.00 by babybananas12 vintage 70s Airborne Ranger Vietnam jacket sold for $356.00 by 8onrepeat vintage 50s U.S. Army military t-shirt sold for $335.00 by doublesixvintage vintage 70s Converse The Winner shoes sold for $235.50 by mr.dovetail vintage 70s New York Mets baseball hat sold for $215.49 andersonmurph