Where to buy a bowling shirt?

January 3, 2006 8:33 AM

BostonFilter :: Where in the metro-boston area can i buy a used/vintage bowling shirt?

I'm having a bowling party and want a cheepo bowling shirt. What are the best places to look for vintage/used bowling shirts? I went to Building 19 with no luck, and don't know what sort of stores carry them...

posted by chefscotticus to clothing, beauty, & fashion (13 comments total)

The Garment District?
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 8:41 AM on January 3, 2006 [1 favorite]

Your best bets are consignment/goodwill/veterans type stores (search under consignment on switchboard.com).

You might also try the Garment District in cambridge.
posted by justkevin at 8:44 AM on January 3, 2006

Garment District is your best bet, as they specialize in "ironic" (and non-ironically overpriced) consignment clothing.

If that doesn't work out, Urban Renewals in Allston has a pretty large men's shirt selection and wouldn't be a bad place to check.
posted by rxrfrx at 8:44 AM on January 3, 2006

There's a few places in The Garage in Harvard Square (Hootenanny and Revolt, I think) that would probably have such a thing, but GD is likely your best bet.
posted by robocop is bleeding at 8:45 AM on January 3, 2006

I think Sacco's Bowl Haven in Davis Square, Somerville sells some with their name on it.
posted by MarkAnd at 8:46 AM on January 3, 2006

Ah, but not used/vintage. Sorry about that. I am super dense.
posted by MarkAnd at 8:47 AM on January 3, 2006

The Closet Upstairs on Newbury in Back Bay is a good place to look.
posted by Mayor Curley at 8:59 AM on January 3, 2006

Planet Aid is under the Garage in Harvard Square - it's small but not terrible. I think there's also one on Newbury Street. But I'd say start at Garment District.
posted by Xalf at 9:00 AM on January 3, 2006

You could always just order from bowlingshirts.com. Not vintage, but they probably have the style you're looking for.
posted by camworld at 9:00 AM on January 3, 2006

Planet Aid is, sadly, closed now.
posted by robocop is bleeding at 9:01 AM on January 3, 2006

Planet Aid is closed??? Both locations?? I used to love that place. Went all the time to the Newbury Street location.

Say it ain't so, robocop is bleeding!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 9:02 AM on January 3, 2006 [1 favorite]

There's a vintage clothing place on Mass Ave in Harvard Square near the Hong Kong. "Nettie's Attic" or something like that.
posted by ZenMasterThis at 9:18 AM on January 3, 2006

I walk by the Harvard location every day, so I know it's gone, but I have no idea if the others remain.

Whatever management company that owns most of the Harvard Square's buildings has been raising rents like crazy of late. There's a slew of closed storefronts awaiting the next wave of cookie-cutter chains to pour in.
posted by robocop is bleeding at 11:33 AM on January 3, 2006