Previously Worn Roles

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Cast: The Smashing Pumpkins T-Shirt

Role: “The Angst-Driven Café Years

Softened by exactly the right number of washes and one good cry.

Left pane — clean, editorial. Ready for the next role.
06·22·96Right pane — the owner, actually wearing it.

Plot

Bought at the merch table, not the mall — a distinction the owner will still defend at length. It has been slept in, cried in, borrowed and never returned (then mysteriously returned), and worn under the tweed blazer for an effect best described as 'I contain multitudes.' The graphic is cracked in all the correct places.

Reviews

  • This shirt has been to more shows than most people my age. Respect.— Direct Flash Bulletin
  • Faded to the exact grey of a 1995 afternoon. You cannot buy this. You can only earn it.— The Bulletin Board
ConditionSoft to the point of translucent at the left shoulder. Tour dates on back legible.
SizeUnisex M (fits like a modern S/M)
GenreIndie Drama · The Cool Girl
Asking$95.00
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