In Our Vintage Bundles This Week: 80s Concert Tees

You may call them rock, concert, or tour tees. Whatever the case, these are some of the most sought after items in the vintage world, the ultimate "I was there" piece of our cultural history. Check out what we're shipping to NYC this month!

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80s Movie Tees: Die Hard (1988). Yipee Ki Yay!!!

Check out this gem! Headed to Toronto this month, this poly-cotton momento of Bruce Willis' glory years has survived over 20+ years in almost immaculate condition. It's always great to hold a piece of cinematic history in your hands and in a wearable size!  
Yipee Ki Yay!!!!!

As always here's the label for your viewing pleasure:

Grammy Fashion Highlights: The 80s Comeback!

We may have missed Kanye at last night's Grammy's but the 80s fashion more than made up for it.

From prom dresses with ripped trains, big shouldered blazers paired with acid washed jeans to 80s style mini dresses, it seemed like everyone was feeling the retro vibe last night.

However, Beyonce definitely stood out last night for her distinctive style. Her peach colored gown and sequined mini dress were great takes on retro revival and she wore them with style.
Other faves: Heidi Klum, Miley Cyrus, Kate Perry.

Dress of the night? Beyonce's sequined mini dress:

In Our Vintage Bundles This Week: 1980s Harley Davidson/ 3D Emblem Tees

I've been meaning to post a few 3D Emblem/ Harley Tees for a while now. Truthfully, I know nothing about the company or how 3D emblem came to be representative of 80s Harley Tees. Sadly, we don't have anything especially offensive or provocative in stock this week. If you're interested in seeing more 3D Emblem, head over to Hermosavintage they've got some great examples of 80s 3-D Emblem, including some of their edgier stuff.

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In Our Vintage Bundles This Week: 1940s/WWII Hand Painted USN Deck Jacket

We've had a great week. Painted flight jackets are rare as it is, this is the first painted deck jacket that we've seen. The dates on the jacket and it's USN markings date it to WWII, although we're not sure whether it may have seen action in West Germany or Japan. Check out the detailing:

The sleeve has the name of it's owner (Jack Dielkey), his years of service? (1946-1949) and his "Cloud Luster" squadron's insignia. The back has a hand painted feather (does anyone know what this means?)

The Airforce became a separate entity in 1947 but we're sure that the jacket is an earlier military issue and was not made exclusively for the Airforce. It's possible that either Air Force issue clothing had not been made yet or that Jack Dielkey was issued the jacket in his service during the war and then continued to use it during his subsequent tours. These are the finds that we live for!

As always, here's the label for your viewing pleasure, good luck reading it :)

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In Our Vintage Bundles This Week: 1982 Police "Ghost in the Machine" Rock Tee

 Is it just me or does the print look crooked?

Anyway, double sided and printed on an early Screenstars tee, the album cover was a source of contention between the then bandmates. They went on to make one more album before parting ways in 1984.Wikipedia Link

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From My Personal Collection: WWII M-422 Flight Jacket

This jacket is really something special. We come across later versions/ reproductions at work but when I first had the chance to pick this up I jumped at it. It's the only one that I've ever seen in person.

You may ask, just what the heck is the M-422? In short it's one of the first Naval flight jackets ever made. It's design inspired it's most famous successor, the G-1 jacket. The historical value of this piece is immense, and it pre-dates most other bomber jackets. I was really fortunate to find one without any tears and rips in the leather. The leather still has it's original luster!

What makes it even cooler is that it still has the nametag of the former owner, a Mr. McKearnin. The owner, William J. McKearnin, was part of the 12th Air Force, 57th Air Division, 446th BS

He served in Italy during WWII as a "radio operator-gunner" and notes of his promotion are detailed here. Unfortunately there's precious little online about Mr. McKearnin or his squadron.