One of my favorite things about thrifting is trying to find out just what some strange object is. And I've found my Droid can be paritcularly helpful. My most used app is called Pocket Auctions. I use it to search eBay for items I'm wondering about as I stroll the aisles of Savers. Another super cool app I just discovered (quite by accident as my 7-year old aparently downloaded it) is called Goggles. Take a photo of what you're interested in , connect it to Goggles and it will search the Web for a matching image. I used it for this treasure I've shown above, but came up empty-handed. Guess I shouldn't have been surprised as this shirt is clearly a unique item! I'm certain it's worth a mint. Why, it even has the Twin Towers featured in the background! That coupled with it's fabulous neon green color is sure to make it a collector's dream come true. Just what type of collector I'm not too sure. The shirt is a child's size medium. I'm thinking some retro hipster shacking up in Brooklyn might want it, but it's probably too small.
But I digress. Back to my search to track down info. on this gem. The shirt is by K.A.D. Clothing Co. and I found some items by this maker on eBay, but nothing as fabulous as this. I was sure the Gotham goons featured on the shirt are some classic characters, so, while lying in bed at 9:30 p.m. I texted my nephew in L.A. (a comic book afficianado) with the photo. Two minutes later I got a response--basically the equivalent of "get with the program Auntie, these thugs are so not anyone special." I chalked up his reply to his inability to spot something truly cool--he's been away from N.Y.C. for too long.
Bottom line, I still haven't found out much about the shirt. But it was fun trying! Now it's up on eBay waiting for the right, pint-sized trendsetter to find it.
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