I’m With the Band
When in a fashion bind, one of my go-to outfits is a pair of black jeans and a vintage rock t-shirt; however when it comes to buying vintage rock tees I’m about as picky as a food critic with twenty allergies. I need like my vintage tees to be relatively soft and thin, the graphic has to be aesthetically pleasing, and obviously, I’ve got to love the band – if I’m not a fan I’m not going to wear the memorabilia.
• Becka Diamond & Pamela Love (left) ~ Agyness Deyn (right) •
Although I currently have a plethora of vintage music t-shirts, like most avid vintage shoppers and music fanatics I am constantly on the lookout for more. My brother has an incredible Rolling Stones shirt from one of their concerts he went to about 15 years ago, and despite my vast attempts to steal it from him, he always manages to steal it back.
I buy a lot of my rock t-shirts from vintage stores like Wasteland in San Francisco and What Goes Around Comes Around in NYC, however I’ve also found eBay to be a great vintage rock t-shirt resource. Below are a few of the bands that I’ve been on the t-shirt hunt for as well as one of my favorite songs of each of theirs.
Anyone want to do a t-shirt exchange?
Morrissey
Speedway by Morrissey
A few years ago I came across a Morrissey t-shirt that was about as perfect as can be except that it cost 250 bucks! There are too many Morrissey/The Smiths shirts out there for me to spend that much money on one, but you better believe I’ve been on a rabid search since!
The Cramps
Human Fly by The Cramps
Bruce Springsteen
Tenth Avenue Freeze Out by Bruce Springsteen
For the amount of times that I’ve seen Bruce in concert I’m shocked that I don’t own a t-shirt.
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Up Jumped the Devil by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
The Talking Heads
Houses in Motion by The Talking Heads
Obviously there are a ton more that I could share, but I’m not trying to overwhelm anyone here. :)
Fantastic taste in music! I’ve been dying for The Smiths and a Talking Heads shirt for awhile, hopefully I’ll get them soon. And I have to buy my Clash shirt again, unfortunately it got trashed last summer. :(
Ahh I love the Smitths :D
I don’t have to many band T-shirts, just one I got from Bamboozle a few summers ago and I only wear that to bed. I should work on a larger collection :O
Yasmeen
PS: If you have time, stop by and check out my exceptional taste challenge :]
I love band t-shirts but hate that 90% of them are black! I don’t wear much black so I’m always on the look out for coloured band t-shirts. helps me narrow down which ones to buy and which ones to leave!
I totally share your love for vintage rock-shirts!! They’re my favorite items in my closet =) x