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Now or Never! Closing for good on Dec 3

2010-11-23T01:29:00.000-08:00

Time to say goodbye - for real this time. Next Friday (Dec 3) is the last day to order Vintage Vantage t-shirts off the world wide innernets. Ever. We'll have all the orders shipped out by the following Friday (December 10) so you'll be sure to have your shirts by Christmas. Please note that if we don't have a shirt you ordered in stock, we will either send you two shirts in the same size, or send you a refund - you'll have a chance to choose between these two options on the checkout page. We'll be providing tracking numbers and answering emails and everything through the end of December and beyond.

So get those final orders in! Everything on the site is ridiculously cheap - one last Vintage Vantage Christmas-time mega-sale for old times sake. We're going to miss you guys.

Love,
John, Heather, James & Emily

(& Matt & Socky & Tim & Anne & Spencer & Greg & Cam & Robert & Brian & Tom & Lizz & Kevin & everybody else who's made this beautifully janky operation run a little smoother over the years)

Last Chance Sale!

2010-10-05T03:10:00.001-07:00

So, guess what? We've still got t-shirts! And now, they're even cheaper. All mens shirts are only $6.50! All womens shirts are only $5! And all our blank shirts are only $2.50 each! That's just stupid cheap.

Please note though - because we've been running out of styles and sizes so quickly, we aren't going to be able to offer exchanges on any orders going forward. Instead, if for some reason we don't have a particular shirt you ordered here at the warehouse, we will give you the option to receive a refund or to receive two replacement shirts in the same size for each missing shirt. Two shirts for the price of one! We will try our best to match the color and general vibe of the shirt you ordered - we promise to send you some cool ones! The vast majority of orders will be filled correctly, but we just don't have the manpower over here to handle exchanges at this point. We'll still be answering emails, providing tracking numbers, stalking you on facebook, all that stuff.

Big thanks to everybody who has placed orders and sent us goodbye messages over the last few months - we love you guys.

Adios, Amigos!

2010-07-20T21:51:00.000-07:00

Well folks, we have some good news and some bad news.

First the bad news - after 9 years of bringing you the softest, freshest t-shirts known to mankind, Vintage Vantage is closing down. Blame the economy, blame change, blame us for not being better cutthroat business people. It's a sad thing, but we're looking ahead to new positive ventures, and hope you are too.

Now the good news - everything must go! All of our shirts are deeply on sale, half price discounts or more, right here for the next month or until they're all sold out. We won't be printing any more of these, so it's now or never.

Thank you so much for being here, it's been a crazy fun decade. May you always be wearing your favorite shirt.

Love,
John, Heather, James and Emily

VV in the Wild # 36

2010-07-20T04:22:00.000-07:00

First up is from somewhere in what looks like Asia next to a giant inflatable sleeping woman or fish, there is a streetfight with Alex "Noble" E. and a friend, one of whom is wearing "Mis Pantalones Estan En Fuego" t-shirt. Joyous!

Next we have a shot of Dan, propositioning a local Jordanian woman to siesta con him. Taken at an amphitheater in Petra, Jordan.

Wild! Free shirts! Yay!

Email Customer Service Guru James at vintagevantage at hotmail dot communist to redeem your prizes!

VV in the Wild #35

2010-07-14T06:28:00.000-07:00

GOT THE DAY OFF

2010-07-11T04:20:00.000-07:00

by William O. Johnson, Poetry of a Father, Lover & Friend

I got the day off and the house is so very quiet.
I got the day off and I can sleep as long as I'd like.
I got the day off and all of my friends have to go to work.

I sit out front and watch my neighbors go to work.
I got the day off.

I'm going to eat all the junk food in the house.
I got the day off.

I can watch as much TV as I want.
I got the day off.

I don't have a care in this world.
I got the day off.

The sun is shining bright, my glass of tea is cold and my
sandwich is stacked just right.
I got the day off.

My schedule is wide open, no one here to pester me, and
there are more snacks to be opened.
I got the day off.

I can't stop smiling, I'm going to listen to some music and
imagine I'm on an island.
I got the day off.

HOW ABOUT YOU?

VV in the Wild # 34

2010-07-08T08:20:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th of July!

2010-07-04T09:34:00.000-07:00

Now's a good time to take this excellent advice.

VV in the Wild #33

2010-06-29T07:19:00.000-07:00

Spotlight on a Top Shelfer - National Rose Month Edition

2010-06-24T06:25:00.000-07:00

Every rose has its thorn. Just like every night has its daaaawn.

Tag: screen stars

Era: 80s

Fabric: 50-50

Size reads: M, fits like S

Measures: 17 inches across the chest, 25 inches back collar to hem

Colors: light blue shirt with pink and green rose bouquet 51% Sweetheart, 49% Bitch print

Condition: great vintage shape, soft and thin, stretchy and smooth

For reference, Mon Belle over there is 5-4, and don't say she didn't warn you.

Link to the shirt here.

VV in the Wild #32

2010-06-22T08:32:00.000-07:00

Happy Papa's Day!

2010-06-20T09:13:00.000-07:00

For all you've done, and do, and will do, Vintage Vantage thanks the fathers of the world.

Now quit messing around and make me a sandwich.

Mucha Mega 6-Way Throwdown - WINNER!

2010-06-17T06:45:00.000-07:00

Voting is over and we have a clear winner. Despite an impressive late-game run by Abraham the Magnificent and his Bearded Bunny, the hands down favorite of the June Throwdown is....

POLITE AS FUCK!

It will be on sale for $12 for the next week.

Mind your fucking manners and check it out.

VV in the Wild #31

2010-06-14T13:55:00.000-07:00

Some more entries for VV in the Wild free t-shirt giveaway have arrived, and they're muy muchas fantasticos.

The deal is - you send us a photo of Vintage Vantage stickers or shirts you've spotted in real life. We post it on the blog. You pick out a shirt and send us your address. We send you a free shirt. Everybody smiles and dances.

First up is Danny G. who loves his HUG shirt and loves its universal principal. Danny is in the Golden Gate Men's Chorus.

Next we have a series of 6 photos from Lindsey B.

First is a photo of these Cambodian cuties hustlin' flowers and bracelets inside the temples of Angkor Wat in Siem Reap. They have Player of the Game and We Be Illin shirts.

Next is Brian G. in Your Mother's an Astronaut while watching the Avett Brothers New Years Eve in Asheville, NC.

And here's Allyn in a train in Thailand in her Love Your Peeps shirt.

Here you will find Niko Daoussis from the Bucky Walters and String Bean in Nashville, TN. Niko is wearing "I See You Baby (Shakin that Ass)."

Here's another of Niko and Dolly, also in Nashville.

Last but not least is Kaleb Duncan from the Bucky Walters at DelFest in Cumberland, MD. Kaleb is wearing a Technology t-shirt.

Thanks kids! Wild! Free shirts! Hooray!

Email James at vintagevantage at hotmail dot cahm to redeem your prizes!

Mucha Mega 6-Way Throwdown!

2010-06-10T06:27:00.000-07:00

We have SIX, count 'em, SIX new shirts out this week! The winner of the poll will be on sale for a mere $12 next week. Vote away!

VV in the Wild #30

2010-06-04T06:15:00.000-07:00

(photo via Spady Photography)

Wild! Free shirts! Hooray!

Email James at vintagevantage at hotmail dot cahm to redeem your prizes!

Canadian Celebrity Free Shirt Contest - WINNER

2010-06-03T07:00:00.001-07:00

You people are FUNNY. Thanks for all the replies to the Favorite Canadian Celebrity Contest, the response was overwhelming, informative, and inspirational. But every contest needs a winner, and this contest's winner is....

ALLEN PARK!

We cannot argue with his thorough and heartfelt reply on VV Facebook:

Steve Nash. Name me one other non-hockey playing Canuck who can not only take an inadvertent headbutt to his nose in the middle of a game, but have his nose broken as a result, and rearrange it back into place, with his own two hands, between free throws right in the middle of the damned game.

Allen, email James over at vintagevantage at hotmail dot commie to redeem your prize.

Thanks for playing everybody! Maple syrup shots all around!

Free Shirt - Canadian Celebrity Edition

2010-06-01T11:59:00.000-07:00

We know it's hard to narrow it down, but who is your favorite Canadian Celebrity, and why?

Answer in the comments, we'll pick a winner on Thursday, and you get any Vintage Vantage t-shirt you should so desire for FREE.

VV in the Wild #29

2010-05-26T13:07:00.000-07:00

Email James at vintagevantage at hotmail dot cahm to redeem your prizes!

From the Vintage Vault - Ask Heather

2010-05-24T04:55:00.001-07:00

An older, wiser version of the Vintage Vantage site housed a magical VVIP Lounge, where lived such crazy features as Get Fresh with Mateo, Dress Naked Wills, and the advice column Ask Heather.

The following is one question from the many dozens answered by Ask Heather.

Hey Heather,
I have recently come across a certificate for a life-time supply of Pez that I found while rummaging through my neighbor's garbage, looking for old National Geographics to help build a life size model of you, and I was wondering if I went on a strictly regimented Pez diet how long would it take for my organs to shut down? And when they did could I sue Willy Wonka for custody of the Oompa Loompas?
Thank you for your time,
Uncle D.

Hey Uncle D -
Did you know that there's a tribe of people in Mauritania, Africa, called the Imragen that only, and I do mean only, eats fish? No plants can grow there, so close to the Western Sahara, the Imragen live on the coast and eat nothing but the mullets in the bay that they catch with their nets. And guess what? They live for years and years before their organs shut down.

A wise man once said, "But a fish is not Pez." Listen to that wise man, Uncle D., and don't do it - don't eat nothing but Pez until your organs shut down. A handful a day, just for the fun of them, should do you right.

And no, you couldn't sue Willy Wonka, because your organs would've shut down, and you know what that means. Your estate could, though, but what would your next of kin do with the Oompa Loompas if you weren't there to herd and train them? It would be madness. Thanks for the question, and...

keep it fresh,
heather

VV in the Wild #28

2010-05-19T05:38:00.001-07:00

Email James at vintagevantage at hotmail dot cahm to redeem your prizes!

Tea Leaf Green Shirts & New Album

2010-05-17T05:22:00.001-07:00

Our friends in the San Francisco rock band Tea Leaf Green are putting out their first studio album since 2008. Filled with insightful lyrics and masterful music, well-loved rockers, ballads, and jams, Looking West is set to be released on June 8th and will be available on itunes, in the band's online store, and at all their upcoming shows. Listen to a preview here.

Vintage Vantage helped produce 3 new t-shirts for the band - Moonshine, Jezebel, and Just Like Me - and they will be printed on the fresh, soft VV shirts you know and love. Pre-order yours here.

The cover art and t-shirt designs were done by guitarist Josh Clark.

Triple Throwdown WINNER = SALE!

2010-05-14T05:07:00.001-07:00

The votes are in, the people have spoken, you have spoken.

The winner of the last Triple Throwdown is...

FREAKIN MIND READER!

It will be on sale for $12 for the next week.

Telepaths unite!

33 Pictures Caught at the Exact Right Moment

2010-05-12T10:18:00.001-07:00

Photography is being in the right place at the right time, and clicking.

Here's a fun gallery of photos taken at the perfect moment.

(via Chicago Now)

Rancho Fresco - Foreign Market teaser

2010-05-10T07:29:00.000-07:00

Hang on to your sombreros, Rancho Fresco is a fresh new web series loosely based on Vintage Vantage.

CHEESEBURGER TRAFFIC BASEBALL!

Check it out!

Teaser video here.

Rancho Fresco Blog

Rancho Fresco Twitter

Rancho Fresco Facebook

Rancho Fresco - Foreign Market VIDEO

2010-05-10T07:22:00.000-07:00

Celebrities in VV - Big Light

2010-05-06T16:20:00.000-07:00

Here we have a slightly trippy photo featuring all 4 members of the superfresh critically acclaimed SF band Big Light sporting some form of Vintage Vantage on their chests.

(L-R): Bradly Bifulco (drums) in "You've Been Warned"

Fred Torphy (guitar/leading vox) in "We Should Wrestle"

Steve "the Executive" Adams (bass/backup vox) in the exclusive rare Big Light "Triceratops" shirt (available at the merch table at their shows)

and Jeremy Korpas (guitar) in "Punch Bowls Not Kids"

Get thee to a Big Light show this summer.

Happy Mother's Day! shirts on Sale

2010-05-04T18:04:00.001-07:00

Get Mom what she's always wanted this year - her very own super soft and stretchy Happy Mother's Day shirt.

On sale this week for a mere $12.

Men's. Red Hot Mama's.

Also on sale for $12 this week and related to Moms:

Don't Tell My Mom

Bastard Love Child

Your Mother's an Astronaut

Thanks Moms!

VV In a Scurvy PSA

2010-05-03T05:53:00.001-07:00

Sean spotted a Vintage Vantage "Show Me Jazz Hands" t-shirt in this super informative short video celebrating May 2, National Scurvy Awareness Day.

He's still white as a Saltine cracker, but his gums stopped bleeding.

Limey lime limes!

Video here.

Shirt here.

More scurvy information here - limestrong.com

VV in a Scurvy PSA (Video)

2010-05-03T05:51:00.000-07:00

VV in the Wild #27

2010-04-29T06:52:00.001-07:00

Email James at vintagevantage at hotmail daht cahm to redeem your prizes!

Triple Throwdown!

2010-04-25T22:23:00.001-07:00

Are we having another throwdown, already? You bet your bare donkey we are. This week you get to choose between Posies, Mind Reader, and the letter L. Vote for your favorite after the jump - the winner goes on sale for twelve bucks.

VV in the Wild #26

2010-04-25T08:56:00.000-07:00

Email James at vintagevantage at hotmail daht cahm to redeem your prizes!

4 - Way Throwdown: WINNER!

2010-04-22T08:32:00.000-07:00

Last week we posted a poll to pick your favorite of 4 new shirts.

You came, you saw, you voted.

You voted most for NOT A REAL DOCTOR!

It'll be on sale for $12 for the next week.

Men's and Women's.

Now turn your head and cough.

Celebrities in VV - Nigel Hall

2010-04-18T07:29:00.000-07:00

From Royal Family Records:

Nigel Hall is an honest, humble guardian of soul music. When asked about himself, Nigel reflects, "I'm just someone who lives, eats, drinks music." This ethic becomes clear when Nigel takes the stage. A mainstay on the Portland, ME scene, Nigel has recently toured with the funk powerhouse Lettuce. His energetic vocals add yet another layer of sonic depth and energy to the all star cast. Nigel is also an established keyboardist, currently working in the studio with Chapter 2, featuring Eric Krasno, Adam Deitch, and Louis Kato.

And Nigel also should be getting paid for this.

Use the coupon code "Nigel" for a sweet 20% off everything and anything from Vintage Vantage.

Thanks to Damon for the tip.

Photo by Michael Weintrob.

Four Way Throwdown!

2010-04-14T01:15:00.001-07:00

New shirts! Four way throwdown! This week we've got Party 'til You're Homeless, Not a Real Doctor, Born this Way, and Sorry About Your Goldfish - Vote for your favorite below, the winner will go on sale for $12!

So.... which one is your favoritest?Market Research

VV in the Wild #25

2010-04-12T10:39:00.000-07:00

Email James at vintagevantage at hotmail daht cahm to redeem your prizes!

VV in the Wild #24

2010-04-05T15:43:00.001-07:00

Some more entries for VV in the Wild free t-shirt giveaway have arrived, and they're muy muchas fantasticos.

The deal is - you send us a photo of Vintage Vantage stickers or shirts you've spotted in real life. We post it on the blog. You pick out a shirt and send us your address. We send you a free shirt. Everybody smiles and dances.

This week we have a super gaggle of amazing pictures from our awesomest friend Phoreal. Here she is last year in Amsterdam at the Jam in the Dam music festival wearing her Vintage Vantage "I see you baby shakin that ass" (in braille) t-shirt next to a trout-carrying Viking.

Here she is still in Amsterdam, afterpartying. It's what she does, it's who she is.

VV (and OB) gives her wings.

Here is a prime example of assvertising that Pho was able to capture - Melissa making friends with a VV sticker on her derriere at High Sierra Music Festival '08.

She also spotted Chris-a-bago rocking the "Solar Power Turns Me On" tee at Phish 8 Festival in Indio, California. Inthere!

Lastly we see Pho in the "Rearrange My Furniture" shirt at the highly talented and super fun Turbine concert at the Brooklyn Bowl in New York City. Rock and freakin roll!

Finally, it's hard to follow up PHOtos like those, but here is Josh M. in the Magic Kingdom wearing a (out-of-print) VV "TV More Fun than Homework" shirt. Supercalifragilistic!

Wild! Free shirts! Hooray!

Email James at vintagevantage at hotmail daht cahm to redeem your prizes!

Celebrities in VV - Dave Brogan: Polite as Fuck

2010-03-31T12:41:00.001-07:00

Relix - Video - Artist Exclusives - ALO Tour Vlog (Part Four: Guest List Confessions)

Behold this ALO tour vlog featuring drummer David Brogan in a van talking about the special guests who would be attending their recent San Francisco Fillmore show. If you missed the show, you seem to have missed seeing Mozart and Sarah Palin, among others.

Good thing ALO is still on the road, and probably coming soon to a theater near you.

Brogan's wearing a Vintage Vantage "Polite as Fuck" t-shirt, which will be available right here on this website very soon.

Shirts we never made!

2010-03-28T17:56:00.000-07:00

We've been making t-shirts for almost 9 years now, and there are literally hundreds of shirts that we've designed that never made it into production for whatever reason. This ongoing blog series will highlight some of these forgotten shirts from yesteryear. First up, would a lunatic have a porch like this? First person to correctly identify the reference gets a free shirt! Post your guesses in the comments...

VV in the Wild #23

2010-03-25T06:56:00.000-07:00

Some more entries for VV in the Wild free t-shirt giveaway have arrived, and they're muy muchas mejores.

The deal is - you send us a photo of Vintage Vantage stickers or shirts you've spotted in real life. We post it on the blog. You pick out a shirt and send us your address. We send you a free shirt. Everybody smiles and dances.

First up is Phast E and C-money working for fun while watching Tea Leaf Green rock the f out in Charleston.

Next is from J. Warner who spotted a ravenous finger-licker wearing his Viva Las Computadoras shirt during a scrumptious feast.

Finally, Shiny Blue spotted a VV Science t-shirt front row at the PantyRaid show that the Do Lab put on last month in Hollywood. Their music has been described as "Car flippin' krunk."

Wild! Free shirts! Hooray!

Email James at vintagevantage at hotmail daht cahm to redeem your prizes!

VV in the Wild #22

2010-03-19T05:55:00.001-07:00

Some more entries for VV in the Wild free t-shirt giveaway have arrived, and they're muy muchas buenas.

The deal is - you send us a photo of Vintage Vantage stickers or shirts you've spotted in real life. We post it on the blog. You pick out a shirt and send us your address. We send you a free shirt. Everybody smiles and dances.

First up is from P.hess who spotted this nice man having some healthy Mega-Fun at the Farmer's Market in Portland.

Next we have a picture from Chucky P. with the following caption: "Know what's a propos? This shirt on St. Paddy's Day." (Sadly the A Propos shirt is out of print).

Thirdly we have Liam the Irish sweet potato making his mammy very happy and proving that every day can be Mother's Day if you dress freshly enough.

Last but not least we have this super gem from Jessie L. in the Comrades t-shirt who says: "so i saw this random dude in the cafeteria and i couldn't let him go around thinking communists aren't friendly..."

That's f'n teamwork!

Wild! Free shirts! Hooray!

Email James at vintagevantage at hotmail dot com to redeem your prizes! (*Note: James is currently in Australia until early next week, and will help you redeem your prizes at that time! Thanks for your patience!)

Spotlight on a Random Top Shelfer - St. Patty's Day Edition

2010-03-17T14:25:00.001-07:00

Naked Wills says:

...place is in Le Kitchen?

Tag: downerwear

Era: early 80s

Fabric: 50-50 acrylic

Size reads: L, fits like M

Measures: 19 inches across the chest, 25 inches back collar to hem

Colors: sweet deep Kelly green hooded sweatshirt with white Le Mans print

Condition: great vintage shape, soft and snuggly, stretchy and smooth

For reference, Flirt McGirt over there is 6-1, and the significance of old english font is for fanciness.

Find this sweatshirt on the Top Shelf here.

Other green shirts here.

VV in the Wild #21

2010-03-12T05:00:00.000-08:00

Some more entries for VV in the Wild free t-shirt giveaway have arrived, and they're muy muchas buenas.

The deal is - you send us a photo of Vintage Vantage stickers or shirts you've spotted in real life. We post it on the blog. You pick out a shirt and send us your address. We send you a free shirt. Everybody smiles and dances.

First up is backstage at the Orange Peel in Asheville where a Will Work for Fun sticker was spotted on a mini-fridge. Mattix in his red slot glasses approve.

Next we have a traveler in Thailand soaking up the scenic splendor wearing a Vintage Vantage Or Vice Versa shirt. Melissa M. was lucky enough to be there with a working camera.

Wild! Free shirts! Hooray!

Email James at vintagevantage at hotmail dot com to redeem your prizes!

A Dirty Joke

2010-03-09T08:17:00.000-08:00

A white dog fell into a mud puddle.

VV in the Wild # 20

2010-03-05T05:22:00.001-08:00

Some more entries for VV in the Wild free t-shirt giveaway have arrived, and they're muy muchas grandes.

The deal is - you send us a photo of Vintage Vantage stickers or shirts you've spotted in real life. We post it on the blog. You pick out a shirt and send us your address. We send you a free shirt. Everybody smiles and dances.

First up is Tessa in her Vintage Vantage Love Birds tee shirt bowling for dollars in Virginia Beach. The shirt was a most excellent gift from her loving brother-in-law, Chris.

Next we have a most amazing photo from Afghanistan, featuring Chris and the 5/2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team's Public Affairs Boys, aka the Rams!

They're wearing the Reservations, Oklahoma, Broke as a Joke, Siesta Conmigo, and I Declare a Thumb War shirts.

Thank you boys!! Lookin good!

Wild! Free shirts! Hooray!

VV in Vet Dreamz

2010-03-02T07:14:00.001-08:00

Some creative folks at the UC Davis Veterinary School made a fairly ridiculous sweet little rap video about applying to go to school there.

Vintage Vantage shirts are all over the place - we spotted at least the Science shirt, and the Hippo shirt.

Check out the video here.

VV in Vet Dreamz - VIDEO

2010-03-02T07:06:00.001-08:00

Free T-shirt Friday - Get Paid!

2010-02-26T05:40:00.000-08:00

We all make sacrifices.

We all do things out of the kindness of our hearts.

What should YOU be getting paid to do?

Time to brag a little, humble friends. (Or feel free to brag about an underpaid friend you think deserves a shirt.)

Leave a comment, we'll pick a winner on Monday. Winner gets any Vintage Vantage original shirt of their choosing.

Time to get paid off, not laid off.

VV in the Wild #19

2010-02-23T05:23:00.001-08:00

Some more entries for VV in the Wild free t-shirt giveaway have arrived, and they're muy muchas grandes.

The deal is - you send us a photo of Vintage Vantage stickers or shirts you've spotted in real life. We post it on the blog. You pick out a shirt and send us your address. We send you a free shirt. Everybody smiles and dances.

First up is beautiful Britni making sure to keep Safety Third at Dew Tour.

Next we have Aaron ruling a vast mountain empire using nothing but his Technology.

Finally, Brian spotted a shadowy character rocking a Vintage Vantage Hippo shirt at the Fanfarlo show at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco last night.

Wild! Free shirts! Hooray!

Spotlight on a Random Top Shelfer - Reagan Slime Edition

2010-02-20T06:15:00.000-08:00

Kelly the Doe-Eyed Bar Waitress says:

Why worry? Each one of us is carrying an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back.

Tag: stedman

Era: 1984

Fabric: 50-50

Size reads: L

Measures: 20 inches across the chest, 27 inches back collar to hem

Colors: white shirt with red and black REAGANBUSTERS Don’t Get Slimed Again Ronald Reagan inside a Ghostbusters logo print

Condition: great vintage shape soft and thin, stretchy and smooth

For reference, Easy AE over there is 5-10, and for every leader there will be whiny children following petulantly behind.

Find it here.

VV in the Wild # 18

2010-02-16T06:49:00.000-08:00

Some more entries for VV in the Wild free t-shirt giveaway have arrived, and they're muy muchas buenos.

The deal is - you send us a photo of Vintage Vantage stickers or shirts you've spotted in real life. We post it on the blog. You pick out a shirt and send us your address. We send you a free shirt. Everybody smiles and dances.

First up, Eric and his getaway sticks are up and ready for some Bumpin in the Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand.

Next we have repeat offender Darren from The New Deal, in a VV Saturn shirt, riding Ryan "Pony" Stasik from Umphrey's McGee.

Finally, eagle eye Katrina spotted Ari the bartender at SoHo in Santa Barbara rocking this radical Lebo shirt.

Wild! Free shirts! Hooray!

ALO - Man of the World

2010-02-11T07:05:00.001-08:00

If Vintage Vantage had a house band, it would be Animal Liberation Orchestra.

They are four supremely talented musicians, and together, their music encapsulates the same spirit of good-hearted enthusiasm we aim for in our t-shirts.

ALO went to Hawaii last winter to record an album in Jack Johnson's Mango Tree studio. Relix Magazine perhaps said it best: "(Jack) joins in on both sides of the console without letting ALO forget its own identity as Northern California's answer to the Beach Boys".

Check out the record here, or download it from iTunes.

Bitchin! Aloha! I love music! Bassist Steve Adams wants to siesta contigo!

Project Trade Show Next Week

2010-02-10T07:05:00.001-08:00

Vintage Vantage is back and badder than ever. 25 new designs with all new colors and cuts (v-necks!)
Come visit us and the rest of the Select Showroom crew at Project Booth #1547. Details below:

Project Trade Show
Booth# 1547
Mandalay Bay Convention Center
3950 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, Nevada

February 16,17,18

Tuesday 9:00a - 6:00p
Wednesday 9:00a - 6:00p
Thursday 9:00a - 5:00p

Please contact Jessica (jessica@selectshowroom.com) 213-622-7620 with any questions!

Cheers!

VV in the Wild # 17

2010-02-07T13:48:00.001-08:00

Some more entries for VV in the Wild free t-shirt giveaway have arrived, and they're muy muchas cervezas.

The deal is - you send us a photo of Vintage Vantage stickers or shirts you've spotted in real life. We post it on the blog. You pick out a shirt and send us your address. We send you a free shirt. Everybody smiles and dances.

First up, Lisa Panda is warning you she will ram you into the walls at Victory Lane Go Karts in Charlotte.

And here's Tan coaching lives and spreading holiday cheer in an exotic locale.

Wild! Free shirts! Hooray!

VV in the Stores - Ruta Urbana

2010-02-04T06:04:00.001-08:00

If ever in America Central, pop on over to Costa Rica.

There you will find monkeys, green leaves, and the fabulous store Ruta Urbana.

At Ruta Urbana, you will find a swell chap named Iurij, carved cougars, and piles of Vintage Vantage t-shirts.

!Que magnifico!

Pura vintage vantage.

VV in the News - Let's Make Magic Love Muffins!

2010-02-02T07:44:00.000-08:00

Cottonable T-shirt Blog featured the lovable lovely loving love-themed shirts of Vintage Vantage last week.

Behold what Ollie beheld:

Valentine's Day T-shirts: Girls, Let's Make Magic Love Muffins!

February is a month of love. That's right, it's all because of the Valentine's day in February 14. And when we talk about love, girls are always the ones who know the best way to express their feeling. That's why Vintage Vantage came out with cute, lovely and casual tees about love.

Girls, baking and muffins are inseparable. This cute tee shirt ($19.50) says "Let's Make Magic Love Muffins" which, of course, every girl could relate to this statement. Especially, when love and muffins collide.

And whose more you can love other than your boyfriend? It got to be your friends, right? This tee ($19.50) shows a collection of peeps, shouting love from the rooftops! Printed on lovely Vintage Vantage new faded black v-necks tee.

One thing I can't seem to forget — when the Valentine's Day is coming, you could find unwritten rules of let's-wear-pinks-ladies! everywhere. When you're up to the idea, then you could always wear this very cute pink tree with a blue love bird singing love songs tee ($19.50).

Anyway, if you want to torture your boyfriend with something pink, you could get him the men version of the muffin tee. Or, of course you can always ask your boyfriend to get some of these tees for you as a sweet Valentine's day gift!

Hmm… now you can really feel that love is in the air, can you?

Thank you Ollie! We LOVE you and hope your Valentine reads this.
And they see how all our LOVE themed shirts are on sale for $12 this week.

Valentine's Day Love Shirts Sale All Week

2010-01-31T14:46:00.001-08:00

In honor of the coming of el dia de San Valentin, for the next week we are offering all of our love and heart themed shirts for a mere $12.

It will be cheaper than your Chipotle dinners.

The following shirts are in love and on sale:

Bookworms Need LOVE too
Good Kisser
HUG
Let's Make Magic LOVE Muffins
We Should Wrestle
Robot LOVE
LOVE your Peeps
LOVE or Die Trying
Siesta Conmigo
Let's Make Party!
LOVE Bird
Who LOVES Burritos?

Have no fear swinging singles, YOUNG RICH SEXY & FREE is also on sale.

Amor vincit omnia.

Big Ass Sale on NOW!

2010-01-26T19:32:00.000-08:00

Look at the size of that ass.

Now, look at this size of this sale - we just put 28 new shirts on sale for ONLY TEN BUCKS.

Click here to see the sale page, and act quick-like. Sizes are limited, and once these are gone, they're gone for good.

Giddy up, rancheros.

Bite Me Contest Winners!

2010-01-25T15:54:00.000-08:00

Your answers were heart-warmingly splendid.

They were at times naughty, silly, philanthropic, sacrilegious, clever, hungry, jealous, gangsta, and frisky. With hints of misleading, confessional, presumptuous, forward, poetic, hilarious, and scientifically impossible.

Without further ado.

The winner from the Facebook Comments is Dawn S.:
I wanna bite god to see if he tastes like a giant marshmellow mmm yummy:)

The winner from the blog comments is warmlovebeatnik:
probably the guy in the photo wherever we shall meet

Email James vintagevantage at hotmail dot com & he will hook it up. Free t-shirts!

Honorable Mention to kid D and her biting mother. And the T.Rex arms one. They were all good. Thanks for playing.

Free Shirt Friday - Bite Me!

2010-01-22T05:02:00.000-08:00

Who do you want to bite?

Where? And why?

Best answer left in the comments will get a free Vintage Vantage original t-shirt of their choosing.

We'll pick a winner on Monday!

Logga In

2010-01-19T05:31:00.000-08:00

Erik & Per are two long, cool Swedes who took a shine to Vintage Vantage.

They're now selling our t-shirts in Sweden, check out their site - Mightees - if you speak Swedish or spend Kronor.

Tiger's wife Elin loves it. Logga In on the right.

Survival Tips

2010-01-15T06:08:00.001-08:00

More helpful ideas from the US Army Survival manual, printed in 1970:

Cooking makes most foods more tasty and digestible, and destroys bacteria, toxins, and harmful plant and animal products.

All parts of the animal are edible, inducing the meaty parts of the skull such as the brain, eyes, tongue, and fleshy portions.

Frogs, small snakes, and lizards can be roasted on a stick. Large snakes and eels are better if boiled first. Boil turtles until the shell comes off. Cut up the meat and mix it with tubers and greens to form a soup. Salamanders, roasted on a stick, are edible. Skin all frogs and snakes before cooking as the skin may be toxic.

Vintage Vantage Tom rocks Jam Cruise!

2010-01-12T14:04:00.000-08:00

Our own Tom Hamilton (aka DJ Morale) rocked the late night disco on this year's Jam Cruise, sharing the decks w/ STS9's Murph. Check the Science shirt. By the way, Murph HATES this sticker.

We Love Retro Vertigo

2010-01-08T04:20:00.000-08:00

Check out the kicky vintage popcorn bowls we just scored from Retro Vertigo.

Her etsy is a vintage wonderland.

VV in the Wild #16

2010-01-06T04:20:00.000-08:00

First up, Brian B sent us this photo of some kind folks he saw having a gay old time at Phish New Years' shows in Miami.

And here's Jiglet competitively and acrobatically drinking while doing a penny drop in a VV Compton shirt.

Wild! Free shirts! Hooray!

Celebrities in VV - The New Deal

2010-01-04T04:53:00.001-08:00

The New Deal is a high energy three-piece live electronic band from Canada, veritable masters of live progressive breakbeat house music.

Basically, they're a super funktastic show.

Darren the drummer from The New Deal regularly rocks the Vintage Vantage on stage and off.

Here he is last month during his late-night DJ set at Caribbean Holidaze in Jamaica. Feelin it.

This is his scene.

Sweet...Dude...Sweet...

2009-12-31T06:57:00.000-08:00

Did you know there is no maple syrup in Aunt Jemima's maple syrup? Nothing resembling a Canadian tree, or its leaves, or its sap. Just chemicals, and preservatives, and some known carcinogens.

SWEET!

Quaker Foods should go to jail for this.

When you're enjoying your New Year's flapjacks tomorrow, make sure your maple syrup contains at least some real maple syrup.

(PS - If you like this, you'll love the Greener than Thou shirt)

Spotlight on a Top Shelfer - Party Edition

2009-12-28T14:37:00.001-08:00

Kelly the Doe-Eyed Bar Waitress says:

Pardon my French, but is that person humping Southeastern Mississippi?

Tag: gone

Era: 1982

Fabric: 50-50

Size reads: M

Measures: 19 inches across the chest, 28 inches back collar to hem

Colors: light yellow shir with navy M.A.F.H. Gulf Shores Festival ’82 two figures and a butterfly frolicking in Mississippi print

Condition: great vintage shape soft and thin, stretchy and smooth

For reference, A-List over there is 5-10, and thinks butterflies really say 'party'.

(click to see the shirt)

Sweet Ass Packaging - Christmas Edition

2009-12-24T05:02:00.000-08:00

Deliciously smooth.

Sauce & Gravy.

Every Time!

Whos' got my biscuits?

WONDRA!

VV in the Wild #15

2009-12-20T11:57:00.000-08:00

First up, Pauly G, The Irish Hammer, and two other Christmas elves product place some VV 40 oz koozies, Army Men shirt, Player of the Game shirt, and Dranks shirt after decorating Burbank's fattest tree.

Here we have Chris-a-bago and SoozyG sweetly rocking the psycho festival vibe in the ultra green SF Bay area.

Wild! Free shirts! Hooray!

Twelve days of twelve twelve dollar shirts!

2009-12-16T02:03:00.001-08:00

Listen to Sergio. Not only is he extremely attractive, but he knows what he's talking about.

Twelve new shirts on sale for only twelve bucks each, check them out below.

Make sure you order by Sunday the 20th to get delivery before Christmas morning. Actually, you know what, just order now.

How to Aggravate

2009-12-15T06:10:00.001-08:00

Len Cella made some amazing "Moron Movies" back in the 80's.

Here's his video tip for spreading cheer this holiday season.

Be sure to check out his other classics, such as "Bowling Ball Imitation."

How to Aggravate (Video)

2009-12-15T06:09:00.000-08:00

2009-12-10T02:49:00.000-08:00

VV in the Wild #14

2009-12-09T06:27:00.000-08:00

First up, Britni has reservations...for Vegas, baby!

Next from the Polish Rifle: "I don't have any pictures of famous people, but I myself did happen to recently get captured on film collecting unemployment benefits while wearing my sweet VV "Don't Tell My Mom" shirt!

Just in time to buy Christmas gifts!!!!"

Here we have Sweet D.aG waiting for the future with a buddy where his jetpack should be.

Last but not least, here's Max L. who has reservations in some kind of exotic weeping willow tree in Hyde Park, UK. Cheerio!

Wild! Free shirts! Hooray!

7 New Shirts Released Today

2009-12-07T06:03:00.001-08:00

Piping hot and fresh, just in time for your Holiday Bash, we have seven soft, silky, sweet new shirts red to go.

Bite me!

Bookworms need love too, dick.

Spicy Little Dumpling!

Check them all out here.

ART

2009-12-04T06:47:00.000-08:00

ART
by, William O. Johnson

I went to an art show, and I said, "Is that art?"

Art is a can, art is a man,

Art is the stand for a candle with a handle.

Art is a dress or a colorful mess, art.

Art is a kite, art is a tiny night light.

Art is an abstract thing, art can be almost Anything.

Art is music or just about anything else you do.

Art is the masterpiece sandwich or that ice cold drink,

Art is simply that one thing that makes you think.

Art is everything in life, art is art, it is a very big part
of what we are, and what we see.

Art is a vision, but not a vision of me,
a vision of what I can't dare tell,
but art is art, as beautiful as a sea shell.

Art, we say that all art is art, but sometimes I wonder.

ART.

VV in the Wild - Lucky #13

2009-12-02T08:21:00.000-08:00

Some more entries for VV in the Wild free t-shirt giveaway have arrived, and they're muy muchos buenos.

The deal again is - you send us a photo of Vintage Vantage stickers or shirts you've spotted in real life. We post it on the blog. You pick out a shirt and send us your address. We send you a free shirt. Everybody smiles and dances.

First up, DanD and a minx keep it classy while they share a Mickey's in their 40 oz to Freedom Koozie.

And then we have the World Famous Kitshicker, The Norwegian Wood, feeding the cutest crown prince of Kickballdom, M-dawg, some pureed burritos. Thanks to Kri-STAR-iffic for the photo.

Wild! Free shirts! Hooray!

Sweet Ass Packaging - Thanksgiving Edition

2009-11-30T04:14:00.000-08:00

In the highly competitive world of canned vegetable packaging, Bruce's YAMS cans take the cake for making these steaming slimy tubers shine.

http://brucesyamsbrand.com/

Bruce sells 35% of all Thanksgiving Day Yams in the US - hats off to you, Bruce!

BLACK FRIDAY SALE OMG WTF!!!

2009-11-27T03:50:00.001-08:00

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VV on Accidentally on Purpose

2009-11-25T07:11:00.001-08:00

Davis, "the slacker" on CBS's new show Accidentally on Purpose, sports a Vintage Vantage "Donde Estan Mis Pantalones? (Acapulco, MEX)" shirt on this week's episode.

And then he throws a banana peel into a random shopper's basket.

Okay!

Mini Van Shirt in Hey Ocean! Video

2009-11-23T15:34:00.001-08:00

Ever-so-awesome Julie alerted us to a member of sweet Canadian rock group Hey Ocean! wearing a Vintage Vantage Mini Van t-shirt in the video for their most pleasant song "Alleyways."

Video here.

Mini Van in Hey Ocean! Video (VIDEO)

2009-11-23T15:27:00.000-08:00

What You Learned Today # 6

2009-11-19T05:33:00.000-08:00

For the last few years, we've been asking all the Vintage Vantagees what you've learned today. Here are some of our most favoritest answers:

It is possible to sew on a greyhound bus.

I learned that people in England are completely unfamiliar with the dessert Americans call "pudding." They refer to all desserts as "pudding", but they don't eat real pudding at all. The closest thing they have is a similar dish called blancmange that is thicker than regular pudding. Pudding cups are unheard of as well.

life is pain. anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something.

according to wendy's my pants cost me twenty six jr. bacon cheeseburgers

Ducks do NOT have an echo! Yeah, thats just crazy!

Words of wisdom from sea to shining sea! So what did YOU learn today?

VV in the Wild #12

2009-11-17T06:45:00.000-08:00

First up this week, Marco from the Great White North snowplowing backwards wearing his I Can't Wait for the Future shirt! He's skiing with NO POLES!

This is Michael being muy guapo cerveza bird watching in Helen, Georgia. He's wearing the old school out-of-print classic "Besama que soy Mexicano" shirt.

Wild! Free shirts! Hooray!

Throwdown a trois!

2009-11-13T16:33:00.000-08:00

Big ups to our Psycho shirt, which handed it to the Good Kisser shirt in last week's throwdown. On sale now for only twelve bucks, which is absurdly cheap.

But now, the throwdown you've all been waiting for - a redesigned Paid shirt takes on Cook Me Dinner takes on Life Coach! Check them out below, and click here to vote for your favorite!

Guy on Melrose Place Wears Vintage Vantage Shirt

2009-11-11T09:42:00.001-08:00

Dapper young actor Michael Rady recently wore a VV "Life Coach" shirt on the TV show Melrose Place.

This was before Kimberly ripped off her wig revealing a huge-ass scar across her head.

That Life Coach shirt is available in mens sizes here.

VV in the Wild #11

2009-11-09T05:16:00.000-08:00

Some more entries for VV in the Wild free t-shirt giveaway have arrived, and they're muchos buenos.

The deal again is - you send us a photo of Vintage Vantage stickers or shirts you've spotted in real life. We send you a free t-shirt. Everybody smiles and dances.

First up we have Charlie's furry little friend Zeus in his Vintage Vantage (out of print) "At Least I'm Not Pregnant" shirt. They're both thrilled that Zeus is not carrying a litter of puppies.

We also have Margaret, aka Grit Goods, who makes sweet and sassy jewelry for you and your loved ones. She hangs them on her "Will Work for Fun" sticker-ed cork board (see in the bottom corner?).

Check out all her Grit Goods treasure stash here.

Wild! Free shirts! Hooray!

VV at the Indie Mart in SF!

2009-11-05T23:14:00.000-08:00

If you're anywhere near San Francisco this weekend, come check us out at the Indie Mart!

We'll be slanging $5 overstock shirts and free hugs. Or was that free overstock shirts and $5 hugs?

Plenty of other stuff to see and do, lots of talented funky folks doing their thang... music, booze, bbq, ping pong, gonna be outrageous. Truly, truly, truly outrageous.

Get Your Nicaraguan Surf Shacks Here!

2009-11-04T04:56:00.001-08:00

Our friend Kassidy is a super photographer who has taken many photos of crazy folks modeling t-shirts for Vintage Vantage over the years.

And she spent the past year building a surf shack on the beach for herself in Nicaragua, with the help of talented friends, salvaged material, and boundless creativity.

Check out the whole story here - lots of photos of hot babes in bikinis, an outhouse, and a two-tone green hut in the trees - perfect for a tropical island adventuress.

Go visit Kass in Nicaragua - check out their site - www.nicaland.com.

VV in the Wild #10

2009-11-02T05:41:00.000-08:00

Some more entries for VV in the Wild free t-shirt giveaway have arrived, and they're muchos buenos.

The deal again is - you send us a photo of Vintage Vantage stickers or shirts you've spotted in real life. We send you a free t-shirt. Everybody smiles and dances.

First off, here's Stephanie doing whatever it takes to hang on to her Award Winning Wife shirt.

And here's a shot from Tanya of a dude snapping pictures of a blue-haired lady at an outdoor hippie music fest while wearing his (out of print) Dranks shirt! (follow that?)

Finally, here's a Vintage Vantage sticker spotted by Lindsay Lucifer on the I-240 overpass in beautiful Asheville, NC.

Wild! Free shirts! Hooray!

Throwdown: Good Kisser vs. Psycho!

2009-10-29T01:50:00.000-07:00

In last week's throwdown, the emotional shark devoured the unibrowed unicorn, and is now on sale for 12 bucks. In this week's throwdown, kiss like a psycho! Check them out below and click here to pick your favorite.

Vintage Vantage in the Wild #9

2009-10-26T04:20:00.000-07:00

And from Justin holding a chubby bubby - "This is from one of the gardens at the Getty Museum in LA. Hard to tell from this cropped image, but that's a Blink If You Love Me shirt :)"

Wild! Free shirts! Hooray!

Treasure Island Photos

2009-10-23T04:20:00.000-07:00

Some awesome photos surfaced of the VV Hug Emporium Booth from last weekend's Treasure Island Music fest in San Francisco where we sold free hugs and $5 shirts.

Thanks to Josh Withers and Jay Blakesberg for the photos.

World's Largest Double Decker Hug = 22 people

Throwdown: Sharks vs. Unicorns!

2009-10-21T23:59:00.000-07:00

Last week, our hug shirt destroyed the competition, and is now on sale for only $12. But now, we have a far more serious battle on our hands - sharks vs. unicorns! Check out the shirts below, and click here to cast your vote!

The Weirdest Thing

2009-10-21T04:20:00.000-07:00

"The weirdest thing is I found this shirt at a thrift store."

(via Look at this fucking hipster - aka http://latfh.com)

Spotlight on a Top Shelfer - Shit the Bed Fred Edition

2009-10-19T11:45:00.001-07:00

Kelly the Doe-Eyed Bar Waitress says:

Welcome to the single most random t-shirt we've seen in all of Vintage Vantage's 8 years.

Tag: rudman

Era: early 80s

Fabric: 50-50

Size reads: L, fits like M

Measures: 19 inches across the chest, 27 inches back collar to hem

Colors: heathered gray shirt with 3 royal stripes at the sleeve and blue fuzzy flock letters S the B F print front, SHIT THE BED FRED on back

Condition: great vintage shape - soft and thin, stretchy and smooth

For reference, Princess Pecan over there is 5-6, and seeks the wisdom of the ancients.

This lovely one-of-a-kind vintage shirt can be found here on the Top Shelf.

The Hug Emporium at Treasure Island!

2009-10-17T00:34:00.000-07:00

Vintage Vantage has a booth at the Treasure Island Music Festival in San Francisco this weekend!

Great musical lineup, beautiful view of the city, and all the free hugs you can handle. On Sunday we're planning on setting the world record for the largest group double-decker hug in the history of hugs!

Oh, and all our shirts are ONLY FIVE BUCKS!!! Come on down and stock up!

Three-way Throwdown!

2009-10-14T02:29:00.000-07:00

Three new shirts this week! Vote for your favorite below, and the winner will go on sale for $12.50. Everybody wins! Especially your mom!