Gildan Clothing Tag Timeline By Year
An evolving Gildan t shirt clothing tag label history by year.
How I came up with the years for the tags:
The date on a graphic tee doesn't necessarily mean that was the date the shirt was produced. The copyright dates are the date the image itself was copyrighted and not necessarily when the shirt was printed. Sorry but that Snoopy tee was most likely not made in 1965. A dated event graphic like the 1984 World Series or a 1979 Annual Chili Cook Off is more likely to represent the true vintage age of the shirt. Unless it was a graphic popular enough to be reprinted, there is no reason a t-shirt with an event date would be printed in a later year than it states. Of course, any event shirt could always have been printed on an older blank shirt that the shirt printing business had in stock which is why you might see different tags for the same year. Unless we get a tag history directly from the shirt companies, this can never be an exact science.
The years for the tags below were taken from shirts that had years for events that the shirt design was featuring and not from copyright dates. Beware of other websites that don't state how they came up with their dates as they might be getting them from copyright dates. This blog is evolving and will be updated as I collect more examples. This is a tool for me that I am providing to you.
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Gildan Activewear - Ultra Cotton Heavyweight - Heavy Cotton TearAway - SoftStyle Ring Spun - RN93846
1990s:
1997
2000s Y2Ks:
2000 Y2K
2001
2002
2005
2007
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
1 comment
The last picture showed here. I’m trying to find this style so I can purchase more of this shirt. It is the best fit I have ever had. I’m hoping you can help me.
Thank you,
Shawn