There are an awful lot of tees that seem to be tagged “vintage” these days that probably shouldn’t be. Some are reprints of actual old designs, and some are completely new designs using fabrics and printing methods to emulate a vintage look and feel. There’s nothing wrong with faux vintage per se, but you can’t always take these kinds of shirts at face value. There are a ton of clever fakes out there, and that just doesn’t jive with the purist in a lot of people.
To get the real deal, you’ve usually got to scour the racks at Goodwill and the Salvation Army. You’ve got to know what you’re looking for. You’ve got to get up on a Saturday morning and comb through a lot of crap clothing in the hopes that you may find a gem or two. Thankfully, Defunkd takes all the work out of it. I first read about Defunkd on TshirtReview.com about a month ago. Defunkd is an all-eBay t-shirt store specializing in REAL vintage t-shirts.
Defunkd has taken the time out to write up a few guides to help you identify and locate vintage t-shirts. There’s all kinds of background information that you could only gather yourself after years of trial and error, sifting through thousands of tees. You’ll be spotting fakes left and right after reading this. You’ll learn which brands were popular when and find out how to use the tag to make sure you’re getting an authentic tee.
Aside from the guides though, Defunkd sells a ton of t-shirts right there on ebay, many starting at just a penny. You can check out the Defunkd store here.
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