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History of The Ramones T-Shirts interview

metropolisvintage — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 21:42:25 +0000

History of Ramones T-Shirts with Monte A. Melnick (Ramones tour manager) & John Holstrom (PUNK Magazine)

The Ramones tour manager Monte A. Melnick and Founder of Punk Magazine John Holstrom sat down with ECC (East Coast Connection) to talk about the history of The Ramones T-Shirt. Tracing back to the beginnings in a loft on 4th street all the way through to the final tour 2,263 shows later. We spoke about how Arturo Vega (The Ramones Artistic Director) came up with the original concept of the eagle and how it changed into the well-known logo of The Ramones. Richard Colligan (Owner of Metropolis Vintage) is the host of the conversation. Richard brought along his extensive collection of Vintage Ramones T-Shirts displayed throughout the entire interview. If you want to see how Rock T-Shirts became a major source of income and developed into a major collectible, watch the video as we revisit the history of The Ramones logo from simple typeface lettering to the Presidential seal logo that is known worldwide.

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Be BOLD in a VINTAGE 1970’s POLYESTER SHIRT from METROPOLIS VINTAGE!

metropolisvintage — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 00:00:56 +0000

The patterned polyester shirt first came to prominence during the 1970’s disco era as a true staple of manliness and virility. Like the peacock displaying it’s plumage, the bright colors and psychedelic patterns are designed to hypnotize and seduce one’s mate. Things have not changed much in the ensuing four decades, as the polyester shirt still works it’s magic over the fairer sex. We, Metropolis Vintage, realize the power of a fine, fitted, garish 1970’s polyester shirt and therefore have a massive rack of them for you to enjoy. Stop in and grab one now and be a delight to eyeballs everywhere!

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The best in GUESS T-Shirts, Sports Shirts, and Pants at Metropolis Vintage!

metropolisvintage — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 19:01:13 +0000

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As far as cool retro ’80s and ’90s shirt styles go, there’s no question that GUESS had a lock on the competition. The brand was initiated by the famed Georges Marciano, who came up with the name while sitting outside a McDonald’s in traffic. There was a billboard asking the consumer to GUESS which fast food giant had the best selling cheeseburger and the rest is history. Before long GUESS was one of the best selling clothing labels in the world so let that be a lesson that inspiration can be found anywhere! Vintage GUESS items, however, are getting sparse, so come down to METROPOLIS and have a look through our collection of GUESS T-Shirts, GUESS Sports Shirts. and GUESS Pants!

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Avalanche of TOMMY HILFIGER at METROPOLIS VINTAGE!

metropolisvintage — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 17:55:05 +0000

Who knew that TOMMY HILFIGER would become so popular? Nevertheless, we have a flood of Hilfiger merchandise coming in weekly so you’d better stop by and check out the amount of blue, white and red we’ve got in the store. Hilfiger himself would be jealous, and we’re unloading it day by day to all our loyal Hilfiger fans.

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The RETURN of POLO!

metropolisvintage — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 22:40:11 +0000

POLO fans – you may have noticed a distinct lack of Ralph Lauren around the shops these days. We, Metropolis Vintage, are here to tell you that the great POLO drought of 2017 is over! Come browse our selection of perfectly curated items before your fellow POLO enthusiasts descend on our collection like wolves. We’ve seen it happen time and time again – Polo Maniacs racing into the store as we open, coming away with our best, rarest finds. For our international and non local fans out there, we’re revitalizing and refreshing our online POLO selection so you don’t miss out! Some super special items are included as well!

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Cool CAMEL Cigarette Clothes Collection at Metropolis Vintage!

metropolisvintage — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 23:45:58 +0000

Do you remember the era of CAMEL cash? Attached to each Camel cigarette pack about be a certain amount of $$ with Joe Camel in the center, eventually redeemable for anything from hats, to T-Shirts, to a pool table. My Uncle was the king of Camel cigarette collecting and had a mountain of it, with which he could have probably bought a Camel Ferrari. I do rememeber he had a sweet leather bomber jacket. We haven’t found one of those YET – but we’re still looking. In the meantime, Metropolis Vintage has plenty of rare CAMEL Cigarette and Joe Camel T-Shirts and items waiting here for you. Worth checking out and you don’t even have to go back in time and collect all those packs!

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Vintage DENIM JACKETS from METROPOLIS – Made to outlast their owner!

metropolisvintage — Sat, 11 Mar 2017 22:59:40 +0000

First created by Levi Strauss in 1873 to serve as a rugged protective layer for prospectors and cowboys, the denim jacket has remained durable, dependable, and popular throughout the years. Don’t take our word for it – a Levis historian recently discovered a jacket dating back to the 1880’s in an abandoned Southern California ghost town. They’re simple, effective and cool, and apparently will even outlast their owner by a century or so. While we’ve got nothing going so far back as the 1880’s, METROPOLIS VINTAGE always has a stock of classic denim jackets waiting on the rack. If they’ve worked for Dennis Hopper and The Marlboro Man, they’ll certainly work for you!

THE WORLD’S OLDEST DENIM JACKET, SURVIVING FROM THE 1880’S

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THE WORLD’S OLDEST DENIM JACKET, SURVIVING FROM THE 1880’S

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THE WORLD’S OLDEST DENIM JACKET, SURVIVING FROM THE 1880’S

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Just getting STARTED with more of our STARTER JACKETS

metropolisvintage — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 22:22:15 +0000

You, the people of METROPOLIS, tell us what you like, and hands down, one of the major league favorites of recent years has been the STARTER JACKET. Teams? Leagues? Sports? It doesn’t matter, it’s about the player, not the game. It’s about looking good while supporting your team. We’ve got a huge amount of STARTER and other sports jackets from the ’80s and ’90s.

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METROPOLIS Christmas Window by JAMES & KARLA MURRAY

metropolisvintage — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 21:30:33 +0000

Metropolis Vintage is honored to have our Christmas window captured by James & Karla Murray for their collection of the best East Village storefront windows this year! The Murrays have made their name photographing the changing face of NYC over the past few decades. Check out their photo books for some really cool, old world signage and remnants of old New York!

Here are some of our favorite Christmas window displays around Greenwich Village and the East Village, NYC this year. These are all from small independent businesses! #shopsmall We wish everyone a very happy holiday and a joyous New Year!

Across “the pond” they call them “jumpers”… here they are “Ugly Christmas Sweaters” and are big business…

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Return of the Long Sleeved Rock Shirts

metropolisvintage — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 01:29:50 +0000

A staple of the 1990’s, the long sleeved rock shirt adorned many a grunge kid and any skateboarder worth his salt. Lately, this tradition seems to have been taken over by the metal crowd, but we at Metropolis Vintage have been collecting these for some time now and think the public is ready for them once again! We’ve unearthed a huge batch which we’ve just put out on the racks so you can replace the short sleeve version with the longer, winterized model.

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