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September 01, 2015

Posted in 1970s, 1980s, art garfunkle, cal naughton jr, david bowie, david foster wallace, formal attire, party attire, revenge of the nerds, t-shirt tuesday, talladega nights, the captains vintage, the simpsons, tuxedo t-shirt, tuxedo t-shirts in history, vintage t-shirts

T-SHIRT TUESDAY - The Tuxedo T-Shirt

Today I bring you a sweet new arrival (above) and some of our favorite tuxedo t-shirt moments in history. Why do we love this ingenious garment so? 'Cause it's been solving the wardrobe problem, to quote Cal Naughton, Jr. in Talladega Nights, "I wanna be formal, but I'm here to party, too", since the 1970s...

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August 18, 2015

Posted in 1970s, 1980s, advertising, crazy eddie, insane, merchandise, pop culture memorabilia, promo tshirt, promotional, the captains vintage, tv commercials, vintage tshirt

T-SHIRT TUESDAY - Crazy Eddie (His prices are INSANE!)

Classic vintage t-shirt coming at ya today from the infamous, now-defunct electronics retail chain, Crazy Eddie, founded by Eddie Antar in Brooklyn, New York in 1971. INSAAAAAANE!

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August 04, 2015

Posted in 1970s, 70s, fonzie, happy days, henry winkler, the captains vintage, the fonz, vintage tshirt

T-SHIRT TUESDAY - The Fonz

Today we're highlighting not one great 70's shirt, but four! Four t-shirts, all Fonzie! Can you say Aaayyy!?

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July 28, 2015

Posted in 1960s, 1970s, 1971, apple records, bring back the beatles, counterculture, david peel, east village, hippies, john lennon, new york city, orange records, the beatles, the captains vintage, tshirt tuesday, yippies, yoko ono

T-SHIRT TUESDAY - Bring Back the Beatles

Recently we stumbled upon a few of these "Bring Back The Beatles" t-shirts with an incredibly charming design featuring cartoon insect versions of the fab four. We knew all of you Beatle fans would go ga-ga over these, but we had no idea they told such an interesting story of the years just following The Beatles' break-up

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June 30, 2015

Posted in 1970s, 1976, concert tshirt, crazy shirts, diamond head crater, diamond head festival, hawaii, music festival, sunshine festival, the captains vintage, vintage tshirt, woodstock

T-SHIRT TUESDAY - Diamond Head Festival '76

Welcome to this NEW blog feature at The Captain's Vintage - T-SHIRT TUESDAY! Each week we'll be delving into the history behind one very special vintage t-shirt from our vast inventory. We hope you enjoy learning along with us!