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  • July20th

    Gift Guide: Vintage T-Shirts

    Posted in: Vintage

    Ahh, the good old days. Vintage Tshirts are made to appeal to everyone and they are one of the few fashion items that have this kind of universal appeal. Some businesses are dedicated to reproducing vintage T-shirts, as many people like to reminisce about old times. This is great, as it makes it easier to track down a piece of nostalgia that might otherwise be out of print or hard to find. Since these shirts are reprinted, they are in new condition and can be found in pretty much any size.

    One of the hottest t-shirts on the market today is the vintage style t-shirt. People like to re-live a time in their past that they really enjoyed and feel very nostalgic about. They often go looking for retro or vintage designs and t-shirts that they might have worn back when they were a kid. Many times it can be a reminder of a simpler, better time in their life when they werent dealing with the difficult events of current everyday life. If you find a design that you like, you can often ask the seller to print the design on a different colored shirt, or other item like hoodies, hats, mugs, bags, or keychains.

    Vintage t-shirts and gifts are great gifts as well, if you can find the right design to put a smile on someones face.

    Vintage T-shirts usually have old designs that are not used anymore. They often bear logos, movie characters, bands, or other pop culture references that remind people of when they were young. A number of collectors boast of inimitable vintage shirt collections. Apart from comprising of singular products, they are of a high value. Vintage shirts can sometimes demand a high price and some people have amassed huge vintage T-shirt collections for both personal and monetary purposes.  You can even convert an old shirt into a vintage tank top by cutting it up.

    People usually buy vintage shirts from local shops or online stores. Some stores offer vintage shirts that are original t-shirt designs or logo iron-ons from a older decades. You can find vintage shirts of all sorts, including button-up, baseball shirts, jerseys, and more. There are so many retro designs available that you can often find shirts marked with old company logos, rock star images, and even celebrity portraits.

    They can be worn as a fashion statement, to draw laughs, or simply kept away as an investment. T-shirt pricing varies widely depending on scarcity of the design, condition, and the materials used. For instance, some cartoon-inspired vintage clothing online are popular and rare, and command much higher prices.

  • February5th

    How to Make Tank Tops out of Vintage Tees

    Posted in: Vintage

    Summer tank tops in low supply? Dislike the baggy sleeves on your new t-shirt? Why not change fave t-shirt into a shell top instead? Looking for something vintage to wear with your vintage riding boots?  Follow these simple instructions to turn any t-shirt into a tank top.

    You are going to need the following supplies:

    - T-shirt
    - Pair of scissors
    - Tailors chalk or a fabric crayon
    - Needle and thread or sewing machine
    - Sewing pins
    - Iron

    Remove the sleeves. The first thing you need to do to turn a t-shirt into a tank top is to cut off the sleeves. You need to turn your t-shirt inside out before doing this. The seams must be visible for reference later. Cut off both sleeves at the inside edge of the seam using a sharp pair of scissors and your seams as a cutting guide. You cant ensure a straight cut when you cut the sleeve off while its laying flat. So dont cut your sleeve through a double layer, cut around the whole sleeve in the single layer. (continued below...)

    Take some of the length off of the shirt. Typically, the tank top style is considerably shorter than t-shirts. In addition to cutting off the sleeves of the t-shirt, youll also need to trim away a bit of the bottom of your t-shirt in order to make it look more like a tank top.

    Mark a 2" cut line using your ruler or measuring tape and your chalk line around the entire bottom of your shirt. You can take it out more if you need it. Measure the new length first by holding up the shirt to your chest before you make any cuts. Again, in a single layer cut your fabric/cloth working your way around with the entire bottom.

    Cut along the sewed lines. To resemble a tank top cut off the sleeves and the bottom of your t-shirt. You can stop at this stage if you are satisfied with the grunge look. You should really sew a seam into the arms and bottom of your new tank top, however, if you desire to avoid fraying. This can be achieved by hand stitching, or with a sewing machine. Dont worry, for a simple task like this, the sewing machine is easy to use.

    The first thing to do is to roll the cuff of your tank top up, at minimum, 1/2 of an inch. Use your ruler and any chalk to accomplish an even hem all the way around your tops sleeves. Using your iron, flatten your sleeve in order to keep your hem from shifting. Make use of pins to keep your fold intact. Repeat this with both sleeves, and the bottom of the tank top.

    Your seam needs to have a tight stitch even if you are sewing by hand or, with a machine a simple straight stitch will do the job! There should be no gaps between where the thread goes down into the fabric and comes up again to make a new stitch. Your hem will last longer with a tighter stitch.