Archive for December 19th, 2009

Vintage t shirts

The vintage t shirt is a convenient way for somebody to carry off a fashionable look in a post-modern way. There are countless examples of vintage tee shirts on the market and, due to constant demand, plenty of outlets willing to stock them. At a fundamental level, vintage t shirts depict an image, idea, television program, political ideal, social keyword or other image from the past. The image is from history, either recent or ancient. For example, there are plenty of t shirts in circulation depicting Battlestar Gallactica images, a sci-fi series from the seventies and eighties; or the Smurfs, a cartoon series from the eighties. Both of… Read More

The Tuxedo shirt

The following is a tale of two ways to wear the same thing: the tuxedo. One is utterly informal, the latter the true article. Both have historic origins, but they each satisfy a different aspect of social life. The tuxedo t shirt is probably one of the most common t shirt designs in fashion history. It seems ridiculous, but you see these t shirts everywhere: on the beach, at parties (especially bachelor parties), in clubs, out shopping, given as a funny gift. They are extremely numerous. Ironically, for an item of clothing that seems a bit silly to be honest, there is a history to the design. During the 60’s the ‘Love and Peace’… Read More