“Vintage t-shirts” a book recently edited by Taschen is a must-have for anyone interested in pop culture, design and fashion. This wonderful publication presents a great collection of 650 t-shirts coming from the collection of Patrick and Marc Guetta, owners of World of Vintage T-Shirts on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. The pieces assembled come mostly from the 70′s and the 80′s and they document the political and popular history of modern America. Beautifully edited and wonderfully narrated by a fashion journalist Alison A. Nieder.

You can order your copy from www.taschen.com

“With the addition of just a few letters or an image the simple T-shirt can become a personal billboard. What started as the standard issue undershirt of the U.S. military, by the mid-1970s had evolved into a means of self-expression and individualism. Musical taste, political slant, favorite TV show or movie, vacation destination and brand preference — it’s all on a tee.”