For all photos, click to enlarge — it’s worth it! Some of you may have been expecting me to write some sort of manifesto about last night’s Rams/Seahawks fiasco. And …
Category: Vintage Sportswear Finds
Uni Watch Show and Tell: A Spectacular Curling Sweater
Click to enlarge On April 15, I received an email from longtime reader Will Scheibler, who lives in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The subject line was “Belated birthday gift” and the …
Vintage Football Jersey Presents History Mystery
For all photos, click to enlarge I was looking at vintage uniforms on eBay yesterday and came across this circa-1950s football jersey with an unusual stripe pattern running from the …
Fondly Remembering The Sears ‘Wishbook’
By Phil Hecken, with Jimmy Parker Follow @PhilHecken I have a very special holiday post for you today, and it’s by the one and only Jimmy Parker, who you may …
Vintage Jersey Leads to New Form of Uni-Watching
For most photos in this section, you can click to enlarge What have we here? It’s a 1970s print ad for Uniroyal Tires, featuring three spokescharacters named Uni (!), Roy, …
Uni Watch Show and Tell: A Box of Stuff From Scott
As I recently mentioned here on the site, I’m going to be moving in with the Tugboat Captain at the end of the summer, so I’m going to be deaccessioning …
A Very Important Ampersand
For all photos, click to enlarge As you all know by now, I have no interest in purchasing or wearing mass-produced retail jerseys, but I do like vintage jerseys from …
A Museum Piece, in More Ways Than One
Photo by Karen McBurnie; click to enlarge I mentioned in yesterday’s entry that I had scored a remarkable flea market find during my August blogcation, and here it is: a …
Finding Gold in West Virginia
By Phil Hecken I’m not really a “thrift” or consignment shop type of guy (though I will occasionally check out a Salvation Army or similar store), and whenever I do …
Closet Case, Vol. 9: Pure Gold
For all of these photos, click to enlarge There are few things I like more than a vintage Durene basketball warm-up top. The problem, at least for me, is that …
Closet Case, Vol. 8: My Favorite Kind of Garment, in My Favorite Colors
For all of today’s photos, you can click to enlarge As most of you know by now, I love varsity jackets and I love the color scheme of green and …
Closet Case, Vol. 7: One for You, One for Me
For all of today’s photos, you can click to enlarge I was poking around on eBay recently and got very excited when I saw a listing for the vintage jersey …
Closet Case Vol. 6: A Pair of Vintage Softball Uniforms
Photos above by Heather McCabe I recently scored this vintage Michigan Bell softball uniform on eBay for a mere $12 (with free shipping!). As you can see, it fits quite …
Closet Case, Vol. 5: Fit for a Tiger
Photo by Heather McCabe; click to enlarge I recently picked up this tremendous basketball warm-up top for a mere nine bucks on eBay. As you can see above, it fits …