The 14 Best Places to Buy Vintage T-Shirts, According to Style Editors

Whether it's an old school luxury t-shirt from designer brands, or a classic tee given out with the launch of a 2000s video game, Grailed is one of the biggest online retailers in the world, and one of the best places to go if you're looking for rare vintage t-shirts from all categories. Officially launched in 2014 as a peer-to-peer service, the Grailed team personally evaluates every item put on their website, so rest assured that you won't be getting any kind of fake/knockoff vintage t-shirt whatsoever. I've also personally gotten some of my vintage t-shirts from Grailed, and can vouch that it's a great place to go for all of your vintage needs.

If heaven is a place on Earth, I would like to personally nominate Two Fold. Loaded with tons of one-of-a-kind finds, depending on when you're browsing through the website, you get a mixture of iconic rock 'n' roll tees, a few sports t-shirts that were released during the 70s/80s, several blank tees from the 2000s that have that 2000s comfort and quality that's heavily missed, and plenty (and we do mean plenty) more. Majority of Two Fold's offerings are what they personally describe as "curated 50s-70s Americana." If that's you're style, there's more than enough available for you to choose from.

While you might already be familiar with Ellie May in regards to their ready-to-wear avant garde clothing, what you may not have known about the brand is that they also have a section specifically dedicated to vintage clothing. While not as vast of a catalog, there are some gems in there such as the Vintage 1988 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin House of the Holy T-Shirt pictured above ($675), their 1978 Vintage Rolling Stones Tour T-Shirt ($800), and multiple others that any and every vintage fan should check out. Believe us when we say that Ellie Mae is the real deal folks.

Etsy? Yes, Etsy. While you may automatically think of Etsy as the place to get home goods, memorabilia, or even just regular non-vintage finds, we've got some good news for you—Etsy also has quite a few vintage tees in their catalog too. Now you may have to scope out and do a little bit of authenticating yourself to see what's actually a real vintage t-shirt and what's a "bootleg throwback 2000s Rap tee," but the effort is worth it considering what you can end up finding.

If it's vintage band tees you've been on the hunt for, WyCo Vintage is thee spot to shop at. Loaded with a comprehensive catalog of t-shirts from pretty much every rock band that hit the scene in the 20th century and into the early 2000s, the selection of vintage t-shirts offered along with their respective backstories are fascinating. Take this 1979 Tom Petty Damn The Torpedoes Tour Shirt pictured above—it's an original shirt from the actual tour itself. Concert tees from bands are some of the hardest to stumble upon, but if there's any place you're guaranteed to find an authentic one at, it's WyCo Vintage.

If you're in Brooklyn/New York and can check out the Select Vintage VK retail location in person—consider yourselves lucky. If not, the next best option is visiting the Select Vintage BK website which curates loads of styles (especially in sports) from the 80s, 90s, and 2000s. The t-shirt selection alone has 84 pages, so be prepared to be scrolling for a good minute.

Since Beyond Retro includes products from the 2010s as a part of their vintage lineup, the search for finding retro tees from the 2000s and above can be slightly more of a difficult task, but that's exactly what thrift store shopping is about right? The same way you have to sift through racks to find what you in-person, you've got to do the same thing online. The finds, however, are more than worth it once you get what you want.

Retro Americana pieces are what defines the Moth Food brand, which was founded by Tommy Dorr in 2015. Prior to launching Moth Food, Dorr owned and operated a vintage shop called Lost and Found Vintage in Royal Oak, MI, and has been buying and selling vintage full-time since 2000. Mr. Dorr knows a classic vintage staple when he sees one, and it's that very knowledge and experience that now makes up the Moth Food company.

Finding authentic vintage sports shirts can be hard, but few websites do it better than Vintage Sports Fashion. From the NFL and NBA all the way to rugby and hockey, the site regularly updates with new styles that are considered rare collectors items, like the Benfica 1997-1998 Third Shirt pictured above. Vintage Sports Fashion's overall curation is one to be applauded, and should be added onto the list of any vintage sports apparel fan.

It would be good to keep up with everything Go Thrift is offering because their site is also one that updates pretty much daily. Again, you'll have to do some sifting because modern t-shirts are thrown in the mix along with their vintage tees, but the finds can be incredible once you get down to the nitty gritty of their retro offerings.

Founded in 1998 and based in Los Angeles, Junk Food Clothing is known for its colorful aesthetic and dedication to all things vintage—especially when it comes to t-shirts. If you're a rock head, in particular, you can count on them for having thrashed out old school shirts from all the legendary acts whether it's Pink Floyd and Zeppelin, or Grateful Dead and AC/DC.

It's no secret that vintage t-shirt shopping is a costly habit that can sometimes take you into the thousands. However, there are places you can go to, such as Intramural, where you can get some of the goods you're looking for without spending more than $100. While you'll have to do a bit of searching, you'll actually be surprised what kinds of vintage tees you can find on the Intramural website (and the price you're getting it for of course). Even if the brand doesn't necessarily have what you're looking for at the moment, they too are a company that frequently updates their inventory, so it's always worth coming back and checking to see what they have from time to time.

Are your parents refusing to part ways with the souvenir tees they bought on the family trip to Florida twenty years ago? Consider Kissing Booth your next best bet for trying to find something similar. While vintage t-shirt aren't the main focus of what they offer in their catalog, what you will find are a bunch of off-the-radar tees from the 60s/70s/80s that are also very punk within their overall design, cut, and styling. Iconic, faded, washed out, and even a little bit dirty—the good stuff.

Sweet Vintage has some of the hard-to-find archival vintage t-shirts on the market, making them high in demand. Those elusive tees you've been dying to get your hands on? Sweet Vintage is bound to have it at some point. The concert t-shirt you regret not picking up at the venue? Sweet Vintage just may have it. Filled to the brim with hole-in-the-wall retro tees, Sweet Vintage brings the fun and the rare exclusives.