The Patti Smith Group
I was quite surprised to see how much vintage 1970′s Patti Smith Group t-shirts were selling for. Yours truly sold this little gem for $400 to a happy buyer in Japan:
Some other examples:
Joe Camel strikes again!
Dear Thai and Malay readers:
Why is this early 1980′s Camel Joe Cigarettes t-shirt so popular in your countries?
12-15% rayon blend versions of this shirt sell regularly in the range of $100-200. $405 is unprecedented.
I had a plain ol’ 50-50 version sell recently for $71:
There was a discussion on this subject over at the Defunkt forum. Results inconclusive. Could it be a plot by Big Tobacco to get a foot in the door of youth culture in the developing Asian countries?
Greetings from Deadheadland!
Sure, bands like Arcade Fire and The Black Keys are now RICH! But they will always be envious of underground, Dutch black metal acts like OCCULT for their epic t-shirts. Such as this gem circa 1993:
Thank you Retro Thing!
Thanks to Retro Thing for linking to my auction of a sealed Timex Sinclair 1000 bundle. Miraculously this gem survived in untouched condition for almost 30 years. Luckily I came upon it at the thrift store before some curious buffoon or eager 8 year old eager to get that plastic off and spread the contents about.
Meat Beat Manifesto: Six Educations of Art
1990 WTF its avant garde its a vintage Meat Beat Manifesto t-shirt:
