Category Archives: new york city vintage

A tale of TUXEDO TAILCOATS at Metropolis Vintage!

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What could be more dapper than a tuxedo coat with tails? Also known as a “swallow-tail” or “claw hammer“, flip on Turner Classic Movies at any given time and you’re bound to see a dapper gent wearing one. Everyone from Clark Gable to Fred Astaire owned one, the latter immortalized his tailcoat in song during one of his most famous films of 1935.  While the world may not yet be ready for a top hat or monocle resurgence, the tailcoat looks elegant and adds the edge of class you need for that extra special occasion. Unfortunately, they are becoming harder and harder to find these days, but we at METROPOLIS VINTAGE remain eagle-eyed and stalwartly search for the finest in vintage menswear for you. Come on down and catch the tail of a tuxedo tailcoat before they’re all gone!

 

Get your High Rise, High Waisted JEANS at LOW prices!

Ladies! Tired of seeing all these dangerously plunging waistlines?  Too much midriff around for your liking?  We here at METROPOLIS VINTAGE have just the solution for you! Racks of those classic high-rise,  high -waisted jeans you’ve been missing.  Roll the cuffs up or let them hang down, it doesn’t matter.  Anti short zippers and short shorts?  Grab a pair of our  jeans, button them up tight and take a stand!

METROPOLIS VINTAGE on INLIFE IN THE BIG APPLE with CHRIS BROW

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CHRIS BROW of the international INLIFE show on LYONESS TV takes his viewers on a fun and informative tour of New York City – from Williamsburg, past the Museum Of Modern Art to Queens, and finally, a stop at METROPOLIS to talk vintage with our shop manager Drew Redmond. Check it out here! We appear at approximately 4:33, but the whole episode is great:

Chris Brow takes us along on his rather special New York city walk. He shows us what the “Big Apple” has to offer over and above classic points of interest in terms of culture, fashion and entertainment. So Chris takes us on a stroll through the districts of Brooklyn, Queens and of course Manhattan. Expect a few surprise discoveries!

Thanks to CHRIS and LYONESS TV, you’re welcome back anytime!

1,000,000 decibels worth of HEAVY METAL shirts in at METROPOLIS VINTAGE

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It’s getting pretty loud over here at METROPOLIS VINTAGE, between METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH, MOTLEY CRUE, BLACK SABBATH, OVERKILL, KISS and all the others. What’s the problem? We’ve got heaps of vintage metal shirts for sale, from Sabbath to thrash to L.A. Glam metal, any time, any era. Rare tour shirts with baseball sleeves, just the right rips, and the black faded to perfection? Waiting right here for you. Don’t let some poseurs snap these up!

 

 

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Cover yourself with GRUNGE at METROPOLIS VINTAGE

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Calling all Lamestains and Little Seattle Boys! Where were you the year punk broke? Were you a “Grunge Baby” like Francis Bean or riding high above the crowd? Are you an anarchist cheerleader? Flannel or flowers? Homemade Flipper shirt? Nostalgic for the early nineties? Nevermind all that, because the time has come and METROPOLIS has a wide collection of now-vintage Grunge-era T-Shirts for you to enjoy and destroy even further. From the more underground side to the radio-friendly classics that may have caused you to stagedive in your youth, they’re all here right now . . . and yes, we DO have flannel in stock.

 

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