Hop Louie Los Angeles 1985 Vintage Men’s T-Shirt

At first glance, the traditional Chinese pagoda facade didn’t speak much to revelry, but once inside, namely in the downstairs bar, it was a totally different story. At Hop Louie, the Chinese lanterns and a lacquered bar top gave way to the old school charm of the oldies-playing jukebox, low lights, and cheap, stiff drinks. You knew that you were without question in a great dive bar, but this one just happened to serve some of the best Chinese food in Los Angeles. The restaurant opened as Golden Pagoda (the name changed in 1985) a couple of years after “New Chinatown” was built in 1938. The five-story, neon-lined tower was modeled on the famous Summer Palace in Beijing and attracted not only hungry tourists but also innumerable movie and TV productions, which left behind autographed photos that lined the main staircase.

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.

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!

*Heather colors are 52% combed and ring-spun cotton/48% polyester. Athletic and Black Heather is 90% combed and ring-spun cotton/10% polyester. Ash color is 99% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton and 1% poly. **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.