Remember when you couldn’t get enough of vintage-style everything? When an ankle-length navy and white polka dot haus frocks looked genuinely fresh and a coat patterned to look like the splashy citrus wallpaper corroding on the wall in your Aunt Rita’s kitchen, circa 1981, was a lark, a real find?
And then something happened. Blame Top Shop or H&M or whomever you want, but somehow, major labels discovered the appeal of gingham aprons and Betty Grable’s short-shorts, or was it always only about Ms. Paige? Whomever the icon of choice, the whole thing kind of went pfft, like the air had …read more

Mike & Rangaa over at the Daily Tee just posted about a great new fundraiser for Africa Aid:

James Applegath of Defunkd is auctioning off 20 of these vintage t-shirts on eBay with 100% of the proceeds going to Africa Aid – a very worthwhile cause!
You can bid on the t-shirts here.