Tapout was a brand built for fighters. Founded as wear for mixed martial artists, we know why you like it. This groundbreaking concept of stylish wear for athletes and gym addicts set a new precedent, and ratty old sweats became a thing of the past with Tapout. As they took over, Tapout soon handled more MMA merchandise than anyone else, becoming one of the strongest brands in activewear. Dan Hardy, Rashad Evans, and Thiago Alves would have to agree, being sponsored by Tapout themselves! So, time to knock out the competition with some vintage Tapout wear from Metropolis Vintage!

A treasure trove of classic, vintage TV show and movie T-Shirts await you here at Metropolis Vintage. Weird ’50s or 60’s TV shows, cult comedies, lots of horror, cartoons on television, or brought to life on the big screen. Travel through time, back to your youth or childhood favorites of yesteryear, then bring them home with you!

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.

East Coast Connection Vol. 3

East Coast Connection Vol. 3 was another successful event here at Metropolis. This time we hosted a two day event with new vendors each day. There were over 20 of the best vintage t-shirt dealers in the building ready to sell, buy, and trade. The turnout was amazing both days with over 300 attendants and that’s just from what was counted! A live DJ was on site (@chambrayallday) mixing on the turntables setting the vibe for both days and we even had raffle prizes the second day. The first raffle winner won a copy of Kelly Cole’s photo-book “Naughty Vintage T-Shirts.” The next two raffle prize winners received a $50 Metropolis gift card, and a $100 Metropolis gift card. Our grand prize raffle winner won a “Roc the mic 2003 Tour” t-shirt. Overall ECC Vol. 3 was nothing less than a success with noticeable growth from our previous events. The community is only growing in the vintage world and we’re proud to be apart of pushing vintage culture forward. East Coast Connection Vol. 4 is in the works and we’re working hard on making this the best vintage t-shirt expo to date here in New York City. Follow our official instagram page @east_coast.connection for highlights of our previous events and stay tuned for details as we continue to post updates for East Coast Connection Vol. 4

If you have been to our store you know one of our employees’ common interests is music. The owner himself is a huge fan of it too.(For instance, some of his favorite bands are The Clash, The Cramps, Ramones, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Human Eye, Gories, Oblivians, Ike and Tina, Curtis Mayfield and the list goes on and on…)

Now you see why we have so many tasteful band tees/Rock tees at the store.

Those who do not have an easy access to our store, please check out our Etsy store. You will get some idea and might find your own treasure??