Cheers! Elementary school art teacher Erin Norton brings entertainment spots of the past back to life through t-shirts. It all started over happy hour cocktails with some fellow teachers in 2004, when Norton talked up the concept and her plans to develop a unique line of modern vintage tees for herself and friends as a summer project. Norton was initially inspired by the history of many of the famous jazz and blues bars and clubs in Detroit during it’s heyday in the 40’s and 50’s. Norton wanted to create a fashionable retro t-shirt that not only had an extremely soft feel and fit, but also carried on a little piece of forgotten history.

The line has quickly grown beyond Norton’s Detroit City limits. Retro Rags now commemorate Detroit's, New York's, Chicago's, and Los Angeles' historical entertainment hot spots, clubs, bars, breweries, and hole-in-the-wall taverns of the past. The shirts' designs span the jazz clubs and bars of the 20's through the 50's, as well as the famous rock venues and sports hangouts of the 60's and 70's

Next up is the launch of the Western Rags Collection in March 2007, whose designs feature some of the most famous (or rather infamous) saloons of the Old West. The stories that come with these retro tees are so comical, and often unbelievable, that you'll find yourself talking them up to friends every time someone compliments your Retro Rags tee.

The shirts are printed in very limited quantities, and like the bars they commemorate, many will soon be history. So, get your favorite Retro Rags before they're gone! Each of the Retro Rags Collection shirts is 100% ultra-soft pima pre-shrunk cotton, with a tailored fit and an authentic retro feel.