Vintage T-Shirts

Vintage T-Shirts

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<DIV><p><B>With the addition of just a few letters or an image the simple T-shirt can become a personal billboard.</B> What started as the standard issue undershirt of the U.S. military, by the mid-1970s had evolved into a means of self-expression and individualism. Musical taste, political slant, favorite TV show or movie, vacation destination and brand preference — it's all on a tee.<BR> <BR> From DIY to the mass market, the printed T-shirt has been embraced by fashion designers and artists, street culture and brand-building corporations. Yet its basic form and function are unchanged. This quintessentially American item — best teamed with a pair of blue jeans — remains the simplest and most direct way of broadcasting our ideals and allegiances, sense of humor and cultural passions.<BR> <BR> <B>Selected from the collection of Patrick and Marc Guetta, owners of World of Vintage T-Shirts on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, this book assembles over 650 stone-cold classics of the genre. </B>Drawn primarily from the golden era of the 1970s and 1980s, these vintage T-shirts are not merely nostalgic artifacts; they represent an historical record of political, popular and corporate thought in America. <I>Vintage T-Shirts</I> documents the most striking variations on this infinitely versatile garment.<B><I> </I>With an introduction on the history of the T-shirt in American popular culture by Alison A. Nieder,<I> Vintage T-Shirts</I> is an essential work of reference for anyone interested in pop culture, fashion, or graphic design</B></p></DIV>