20 Best vintage t shirt Picks

20 Best vintage t shirt Picks

T-Shirt Guide

20 Best vintage t shirt Picks

Supermade Editorial 10 min read

These are new T-shirts made with worn-in finishes. Across the twenty picks you get acid wash, fraying, faux suede, cotton denim, racing panels, metallic print and glitter. Raw hems, long boxy cuts and back prints change how the shirts sit on the body.

Woman in a graphic T-shirt and dark jeans in an urban parking garage

Fabric and construction

Light gray faux suede V-neck graphic T-shirt with dark contrast panels
1. Faux Suede Panel Graphic T-Shirt Light-gray faux suede, a V-neck and dark panels.
Pale washed blue denim T-shirt with a white cheetah graphic and script
2. Leopard Print Washed Vintage T-Shirt Washed 100% cotton denim in a short-sleeve crewneck cut.

The faux-suede tee is noticeably firmer than the cotton pieces around it: V-neck, dark panels, smooth face. Supermade lists the other shirt as 100% cotton denim even though the cut stays a normal short-sleeve crewneck. Black cargos work under the gray version. The blue gets close to denim-on-denim very quickly.

Red cream and black Color-Blocked Strip Racing T-shirt 2076 on a model
3. Color-Blocked Strip Racing T-shirt - 2076 Cream, black and red panels with contrast racing stripes.

Color-Blocked Strip Racing T-shirt - 2076 already has enough going on across the top: red, cream and black panels, contrast stripes and the racing mark. Dark-indigo straight jeans and off-white leather sneakers suit the red colorway. Later in the year, add a short black bomber and wear it open.

Khaki gray vintage washed oversized T-shirt with panel seams and asymmetric hem
4. Vintage Washed Panel Seam Oversized T-Shirt Visible panel seams and an uneven lower edge.

There is no large front print on Vintage Washed Panel Seam Oversized T-Shirt. The washed cotton, panel seams and uneven lower edge are the visible details. Leave it untucked.

Hem length

Black to gray gradient washed T-shirt with distressed tears at the edges
5. Gradient Washed Ripped Graphic T-Shirt Black fades into gray, with distressing around the edges.

Pick 5 is relaxed and slightly cropped, with a black-to-gray wash and small tears at the sleeves and hem. A charcoal long sleeve can show through the distressed spots.

Cropped graphic T-shirt worn with high-waisted blue jeans

Pick 6 has “Cropped” in the title, and the product copy also calls the body slightly elongated. Compare the shoulder-to-hem length with a tee you already own before ordering.

Washed black boxy graphic tee with a heavily distressed raw hem
6. Graphic Brushed Distressed Cropped Tee Long, uneven fraying along the raw lower edge.
Washed dark cropped Liberty graphic T-shirt with a frayed raw hem
7. Liberty Graphic Washed Ripped T-Shirt Shorter body, frayed hem and cracked Liberty artwork.
Dusty blue oversized washed Liberty graphic T-shirt with a pop-art front scene
8. Vintage Washed Liberty Graphic Oversized T-Shirt Heavyweight cotton, acid wash and a longer boxy body.

A high-rise waistband and slim black belt stay exposed below the frayed Liberty. The heavyweight acid-washed Liberty hangs farther down and hides most of the belt.

Front graphics

Black Distressed Graphic Tee is already oversized, with dropped shoulders and raw sleeve edges. Going up a size lowers the sleeves and hem as well as adding width.

Washed black oversized distressed graphic tee with boxing glove and hand graphics
9. Black Distressed Graphic Tee Several front graphics sit across washed black cotton.
Woman wearing an oversized black graphic T-shirt with a large front print
White distressed Number 69 graphic T-shirt with blue print and contrast trim
10. Distressed Number 69 Graphic Print T-Shirt A large 69 is layered with barcode and sticker details.

On Distressed Number 69 Graphic Print T-Shirt, the 69 takes most of the front and the blue trim repeats that color at the collar and edges. Washed-black jorts, black socks and gray skate shoes suit summer. Plain black baggy jeans can take over when it cools down.

Washed charcoal Mary vintage-inspired T-shirt with a vertical portrait graphic
11. Mary Vintage-Inspired Graphic Design T-Shirt The portrait and text run in a tall strip through the middle.
Dark oversized Musical Instrument graphic T-shirt with illustrated instruments across the front
12. Musical Instrument Graphic Tee Instrument drawings cover most of the front panel.

Mary keeps the portrait in a narrow vertical strip, leaving washed fabric at both sides for a short black zip jacket to sit open. Musical Instrument Graphic Tee fills most of the front with violin, accordion, clarinet and keyboard drawings. Brown looks good over ecru painter pants.

Colorways

Washed black basketball portrait graphic T-shirt with blue starburst and ink splatter effects
13. Nostalgic Starlight Basketball Legend Graphic Ink Splatter T-Shirt Blue-white starbursts around the portrait on washed black.
Models wearing black and white vintage pink big-cat graphic T-shirts with loose distressed denim
14. Vintage Pink Panther Graphic T-Shirt The same pink graphic reads differently on black and white.
Apricot washed crest logo T-shirt with white Supermade lettering and paint splatter
15. Vintage Washed Supermade Crest Logo T-Shirt Apricot keeps the crest and lettering close to the base color.

The black Basketball Legend tee gives the blue-white starbursts a hard edge around the portrait. Brown is quieter from a distance. Supermade photographs Vintage Pink Panther Graphic T-Shirt with loose distressed denim. Pale-blue baggy jeans make the pink graphic jump on black; the white tee is calmer over washed gray. On the apricot Supermade Crest tee, the crest and lettering sit close to the shirt color. A washed navy overshirt can stay open around the front.

Back prints, glow and shine

Back view of a person wearing a T-shirt with a large graphic printed on the back
Back of a dark acid-washed Cross Thorn graphic distressed T-shirt
16. Cross Thorn Graphic Distressed Tee Large gothic cross printed across the back panel.

The gothic cross on Cross Thorn Graphic Distressed Tee occupies most of the back, exactly where a backpack lands. A small shoulder bag leaves more of it visible. A black thermal adds sleeves in cooler weather without covering the print.

Alien Detection Graphic Washed Distressed Tee has a green graphic that glows in the dark over acid-washed 100% cotton. The body is cropped and oversized, with dropped shoulders and a raw hem.

Washed black cropped T-shirt with a green alien graphic and raw hem
17. Alien Detection Graphic Washed Distressed Tee Glow-in-the-dark green artwork on a washed black tee with a raw hem.
Black cropped facial chart graphic T-shirt with red lines blue script and distressed edges
18. Facial Acupuncture Graphic T-Shirt Fine facial-chart markings, red lines and light-blue script above raw-cut edges.

Fine face-chart lines, red marks and light-blue script sit across Facial Acupuncture Graphic T-Shirt. Antique White with charcoal pleated trousers keeps those small colored marks easy to read.

Washed black oversized T-shirt with a glitter-effect horse graphic and splash marks
19. Vintage Wash Glitter Horse Pattern Splash Ink T-Shirt Glitter through the horse graphic catches direct light.
Washed dark T-shirt with a large metallic spider graphic and lettering
20. Vintage Spider Graphic Washed T-Shirt A metallic spider sits across a simple relaxed cotton tee.

Glitter changes as light moves across the horse graphic on Vintage Wash Glitter Horse Pattern Splash Ink T-Shirt. Vintage Spider Graphic Washed T-Shirt uses metallic artwork on a much simpler relaxed cotton body. Washed Black can take pale-blue straight jeans. For Apricot, use washed-olive cargos.

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