Hello!
I’ve been captivated by the charm of vintage T-shirts for several decades now. Since 2007, I’ve been running an online store specializing in vintage T-shirts, but somewhere along the way, my beloved T-shirts became merely a tool for generating income.
Of course, as a business, it’s natural to consider profits. However, I felt it was a shame to treat these one-of-a-kind items as mere commodities, to be sourced, showcased on social media, and sold without a second thought. I began to think that someday, I wanted to continue sharing the allure of the T-shirts I’ve collected in a different way, not just through sales.
On this website, I will carefully showcase each and every vintage T-shirt and vintage clothing item, numbering in the thousands, that I have personally collected over the years. Our aim is to operate this site as a place for visitors to enjoy.
With utmost respect for every vintage T-shirt,
April 2020
Profile:
- In my early 20s, I gained experience in sales and overseas procurement at a certain vintage shop in Harajuku. I was involved in store operations.
- In 2007, I launched an online shop for vintage T-shirts.
- After a few years, online shops became commonplace, and market prices skyrocketed. I found it increasingly challenging to maintain the ideal form, as I became overly focused on numbers.
- I started thinking about how to utilize the accumulated images of the clothing in a different way.
- In 2020, I established the web vintage T-shirt dictionary: Tictionary.
- Twitter: @R_T_California
- Instagram: @tictionary
- Pintarest：Tictionary
- StandFM: Vintage T-Shirt Stories
- E-book: Roadmap to Class T-Shirt Production
- OpenSea: NFTart Exhibition and Sales