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hi!
i can't find one of these on the Internet on a fruit of the loom tag and I wanted to know if it was worth anything. the ones I can find on different tags seem to be ridiculous prices but I'd assume this is a later reprint?
it's single stitch on the hem and sleeves
24.5" p2p
29" length

thank you

Great tee, but wondering if the pit to pit was measured incorrectly, as I've never seen that FOTL with a 24.5" chest. Can you double check?

thanks for the reply!
ive just double checked and it's not quite 24.5, just a smidge over 24. i must have rounded up in my head for some reason.
does that seem more accurate to the tag?

No, it's beyond what a 90s tag like that would ever have as a chest measurement.

Take a peek for yourself, here's our database, you can click authentication data and often they'll be a chest measurement for the item - look for XL tags that match:

https://www.defunkd.com/brand/fruit-of-the-loom/

It's possible someone stretched it.

I did find one on an older FOTL tag.

Where did you get it?

Smiths tees are always really challenging because they are one color prints, featuring photos / art that is fairly easy to obtain.

I have an IG contact (strangeways) that collects them and is making a book, I'll send it to him for comment.

i got it in a wholesale single stitch tee bundle, normally i just list them for £20 but this struck me as something that could be worth more if something authentic

thanks for the information, are modern tees ever made single stitch to replicate vintage ones? i wonder if it's something like that

Def. all the Thai counterfeits are a single stitches. Maybe it's just been stretched, I'll let you know what my contact says

"Most I have in that design is all on best labels some with the funky A so there’s a big gap in timing and artwork print. So based on tee it’s vintage but I’d need to see print to verify it was printed in 90’s which to eye it does just would not say it’s official from mid 80’s"

alright, thank you so much for your help!

micromorganism wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 12:54 pm alright, thank you so much for your help!

not sure what its worth but i would pay 100 for it if youd do that!