There
is an extensive collection of vintage shirts available and the most
popular among them are the shirts from the period of 1930s to 70s.
Vintage shirts of 1930s include dress shirts, European shirts and early
Hawaiian shirts. In the 1940's vintage shirt collection, you can find
western and early bowling shirts fabricated in gabardine. Some of the
vintage shirts of 1940s are embroidered and have intricate custom
details. During that period, large collar appears, which can be seen on
the early Hawaiian shirts. The vintage gabardine shirt of the 1940's
were designed with flap pockets and are much heavier than those of the
1950's.
The 1950's were the time when the designers develop vintage clothing
with detail. The shirts of this period had smaller collars and the
gabardine was lighter. The Elvis style came into existence and the
Hawaiian shirts and rayon print patterns came into fashion. The bowling
shirts and western shirts were mostly gabardine and early cotton
versions started. During this time, corduroy and denim shirts and some
silk shirts were designed and fabricated in high quality fabrics.
In the 1960's, hand stamped bowling shirts in cotton and gabardine came
into fashion. Gabardine was still used to make western shirts with
embroidery in multiple colors.
Fabrics Used
The most common fabrics that were used to make vintage shirts are -
- Rayon
- Silk
- Cotton
- Cordoroy
- Wool
- Denim
- Satin
Types of Vintage Shirts
The different types of vintage shirts that you can find in market are -
- Western
- Cowboy
- Gabardine
- Rayon Print
- Hawaiian Aloha
- Bowling
- European Grandfather Shirts
- French 50's Shirts
- Tuxedo
- Denim
- T-Shirts
- Concert t's
- Collarless 20's-30's shirts
