Here it is, the one and only Snapcase Snapple ripoff shirt. 1993?!? Fuck thats hard to believe. If you went to any shows in the mid 90s you would be guaranteed to see this shirt each and every time. This is the first ripoff shirt I remember seeing in HC. If it wasnt the first then it was the most popular. I havent really searched ebay for snapcase gear so I couldnt tell you how often this comes up or if it goes for bank or not. All you mid 90s head know you want this shit though.
THE Snapcase Snapple ripoff shirt
A few Justice Tees
I think Justice was either a band you loved or just never paid attention to. You never hear anyone say, “oh man, I HATE Justice.” You just don’t hear that.
Not sure how they progressed from those first EPs to that LP, but I can still dig it. I’m not a superfan, but I enjoy the tunes.
First up, this tee is described by the seller as looking “like a cro mags design.” Not sure what that even means, really. If anything, I would assume he meant Agnostic Front and Sean Taggart work. But again, I have no idea. It’s pretty creepy looking though. Is that Jabba The Hutt?
This design is a little more future forward. Where the previous tee shouted out the mid 80s style, this tee points towards the future. I’m not sure of the year because I’m still Xstuck in the pastX (see what I did there? Shout outs to that whole crew. Chip, where them mid 90s tees at?).
In My Eyes Thumbprint Tee
Roughly 13 years ago, In My Eyes dropped this tee. That means this tee is older than your younger brother, your turtle and your love of Twilight. Just kidding on that turtle part, turtles live forever.
13 years later, it still looks fresh. A clean, simple logo. No frills. No goofy ass shit. Just crisp fonts and a little graphic. Plus, you can’t go wrong shouting out the Boston Straight Edge.
This is one of the original colors. No Rev logo on the back, this was pre Rev. Some of the other original colors are black tees with white (or is it silver??) ink, and maroon tees with white ink. Both are more rare than this royal blue version. Not saying this version is in every drawer in every household, mind you. But the others colors were printed in much smaller runs. Later on, I think there was a navy blue with yellow ink version printed up too. Then IME signed to Rev, and this shirt came back with the Revelation Records star on the back. Good look.
Gorilla Biscuits fake early/mid 90s steeze
Gorilla Biscuits first started selling these on their reunion tours. Im into the colorway but I cant hang with those graphic placements. Low side and tiny back center screams early to mid 90s. For reference please see any skate shirt produced during that time period. When GB toured Japan they had a ton of these produced in various colorways but no cool longsleeves. :(
