(SOLD): KIDNER, Lisa and Sam KNEE. Vintage T-Shirts: over 50 authentic tees from the 70s and 80s.

(Tokyo): Blues Interactions, Inc., 2006. First Japanese edition. Softcover. 21 by 15.3cm. 303 pages. Illustrated throughout. A vibrant visual archive of more than 500 original T-shirts from the 1970s and 1980s, gathered from private collectors, fan clubs and brands. Organised around music, film, television, sport, advertising, skateboarding, surfing and youth subcultures, the book traces the T-shirt’s transformation from everyday garment into a wearable statement of identity. Featuring rare tour shirts, band graphics, slogans and designs from the worlds of punk, hip-hop and pop, it captures the irreverent graphics and subcultural energy of two defining decades in popular culture. A very good copy in card covers with dust jacket.