Space Cowboy 1973 Vintage Men's T-Shirt
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Design description, product details, and sizing information
Design description, product details, and sizing information
Design Description
The term space cowboy evokes a vivid archetype born from the collision of American frontier mythology and the infinite expanse of science fiction: a lone, rugged wanderer who carries the spirit of the Old West—independence, quick-draw bravado, moral ambiguity—into the lawless void between stars. Emerging in the late 1960s through the Steve Miller Band's psychedelic track of the same name, where it described a disillusioned drifter escaping Earth's hypocrisies for cosmic freedom, the phrase later gained layers from 1960s slang linking it to stoner haze (a "space cadet" with cowboy swagger) and exploded into pop culture via anime like Cowboy Bebop, whose bounty hunters drift through a retro-futuristic galaxy echoing spaghetti westerns. Whether it's Han Solo smirking from the Millennium Falcon, the crew of Firefly's Serenity scraping by on the galactic rim, or simply a cool, aloof figure who rides asteroids instead of stallions, the space cowboy embodies restless self-reliance—a gunslinger adrift in zero gravity, forever chasing the next horizon while tipping his metaphorical hat to the dusty trails left far behind on a blue marble called Earth. This early '70s design takes the metaphorical space cowboy and makes him reality, with a frontiersman jumping his trusty steed through a doorway in space, raygun at his side.
Product Details
Like all our designs, this one is treated with our signature ‘relic-ing’ process which includes our own secret recipe of hand-painted chipping, cracking, fading, and just the right touch of yellowing to ensure that it looks the part of a true vintage imprint.** We lay these works of art down on premium Bella+Canvas 3001 Unisex Jersey Short Sleeve Tees, one of the softest, best-wearing t-shirts available today, via state of the art direct to garment (DTG) printing which allows us to create a vintage effect that simply can’t be accomplished with other printing methods. In short, these shirts are everything you’ve dreamed of and more – it feels soft and lightweight with just the right amount of stretch, making it comfortable and flattering for both men and women.*Heather CVC Colors: 52% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 48% polyester, 32 singles, 4.2 oz. Athletic Heather and Black Heather CVC: 90% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 10% polyester, 32 singles, 4.2 oz. Heather Prism Colors: 99% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 1% polyester, 32 singles, 4.2 oz. Heather Prism Blue: 90% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 10% polyester, 32 singles, 4.2 oz. **Due to the nature of the printing process and different sizes of shirts offered, imprint position and scale may vary slightly from the product images, but we do our best to be as accurate as possible. Screen colors may vary due to differences in screens. Due to the natural nature of cotton, whites may appear off-white rather than bright white. Size Chart
Not sure what size is your best fit? We recommend taking one of your current t-shirts, laying it flat and measuring it. The measurements in the chart below are taken with the shirt laying on a flat surface. To get the length, measure from the high shoulder point down to the bottom of the shirt. To get the width, measure approximately 1-inch below the armhole, across the chest, from seam to seam. While our tees are all made using premium, pre-shrunk, ring-spun cotton, there can be some shrinkage depending on your personal wash and dry cycles. With that said, if you’re on the fence, we always suggest going up a size.
All sizes are provided in inches! Please note that variations in sizing of up to 1.5 inches are possible.Product Code: PSN-MMMXXX-1966
The term space cowboy evokes a vivid archetype born from the collision of American frontier mythology and the infinite expanse of science fiction: a lone, rugged wanderer who carries the spirit of the Old West—independence, quick-draw bravado, moral ambiguity—into the lawless void between stars. Emerging in the late 1960s through the Steve Miller Band's psychedelic track of the same name, where it described a disillusioned drifter escaping Earth's hypocrisies for cosmic freedom, the phrase later gained layers from 1960s slang linking it to stoner haze (a "space cadet" with cowboy swagger) and exploded into pop culture via anime like Cowboy Bebop, whose bounty hunters drift through a retro-futuristic galaxy echoing spaghetti westerns. Whether it's Han Solo smirking from the Millennium Falcon, the crew of Firefly's Serenity scraping by on the galactic rim, or simply a cool, aloof figure who rides asteroids instead of stallions, the space cowboy embodies restless self-reliance—a gunslinger adrift in zero gravity, forever chasing the next horizon while tipping his metaphorical hat to the dusty trails left far behind on a blue marble called Earth. This early '70s design takes the metaphorical space cowboy and makes him reality, with a frontiersman jumping his trusty steed through a doorway in space, raygun at his side.
Product Details
Like all our designs, this one is treated with our signature ‘relic-ing’ process which includes our own secret recipe of hand-painted chipping, cracking, fading, and just the right touch of yellowing to ensure that it looks the part of a true vintage imprint.** We lay these works of art down on premium Bella+Canvas 3001 Unisex Jersey Short Sleeve Tees, one of the softest, best-wearing t-shirts available today, via state of the art direct to garment (DTG) printing which allows us to create a vintage effect that simply can’t be accomplished with other printing methods. In short, these shirts are everything you’ve dreamed of and more – it feels soft and lightweight with just the right amount of stretch, making it comfortable and flattering for both men and women.
- 100% combed and ring-spun cotton*
- Fabric weight: 4.2 oz (142 g/m2)
- 32 singles for a softer hand
- Dyed and cut in the USA
- Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
- Side-seamed construction
- Tear-away label
- Modern retail fit
- Runs true to size
*Heather CVC Colors: 52% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 48% polyester, 32 singles, 4.2 oz. Athletic Heather and Black Heather CVC: 90% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 10% polyester, 32 singles, 4.2 oz. Heather Prism Colors: 99% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 1% polyester, 32 singles, 4.2 oz. Heather Prism Blue: 90% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 10% polyester, 32 singles, 4.2 oz. **Due to the nature of the printing process and different sizes of shirts offered, imprint position and scale may vary slightly from the product images, but we do our best to be as accurate as possible. Screen colors may vary due to differences in screens. Due to the natural nature of cotton, whites may appear off-white rather than bright white. Size Chart
Not sure what size is your best fit? We recommend taking one of your current t-shirts, laying it flat and measuring it. The measurements in the chart below are taken with the shirt laying on a flat surface. To get the length, measure from the high shoulder point down to the bottom of the shirt. To get the width, measure approximately 1-inch below the armhole, across the chest, from seam to seam. While our tees are all made using premium, pre-shrunk, ring-spun cotton, there can be some shrinkage depending on your personal wash and dry cycles. With that said, if you’re on the fence, we always suggest going up a size.
All sizes are provided in inches! Please note that variations in sizing of up to 1.5 inches are possible.Product Code: PSN-MMMXXX-1966
