Van Halen’s new line of High-End Designer Clothing Unveiled

February 19, 2010 95 Comments

From Van Halen Store:

You asked…we responded. Van Halen Store is very excited to introduce the new designer line of premium men’s and women’s (and kids!) Van Halen clothing, proudly made in the USA by the vintage t-shirt specialists at Chaser LA. (SHOP NOW or scroll down)

Van Halen’s high-end fashion line employs revolutionary fabrics, washes, printing processes and design-driven styles. The heavily distressed garments are truly unique, with an authentically vintage look and super soft touch. These perfectly worn and amazingly comfortable fashion tees really stand out in the crowd.

Van Halen Store is working closely with the designer to bring the entire line to our valued customers for less than the suggested retail price. For the first time ever, Van Halen fans get premium apparel at affordable prices!

GET THEM NOW at Van Halen Store!
Shop from:
All (20 items)
Men’s (8 items)
Women’s (10 items)
Kids (2 items)
Here are 9 new high-end items below:

Men’s Vintage Eagle Shirt
S, M, L, XL, 2XL
Slim-fit, Semi-Burnout
$48 $38

Men’s Vintage Eagle Hoodie
S, M, L, XL, 2XL
Fleece Lined, Vintage Wash
$75 $58

Women’s Fitted Eagle V-neck
S, M, L, XL
Vintage Wash Gray V-neck
$48 $38

Women’s Crewneck
XS, S, M, L, XL
Vintage Wash Heather Purple
$38 $28

Women’s Racerback Long Tank
One-Size-Fits-Most
Vintage Wash Grey Modal
$70 $35

Men’s Fitted Vintage 1979 Tour Shirt
S, M, L, XL, 2XL
Slim-fit, Semi-Burnout, Vintage Wash
$48 $38

Women’s Vintage Eagle Zip Hoodie
S, M, L
Fleece Lined, Vintage Wash
$75 $45

Women’s Fitted 1979 Tour V-neck
S, M, L, XL
Vintage Wash Black
$48 $38

Women’s Off Shoulder Fleece Sweatshirt
S, M, L,
Off-The-Shoulder option
$54 $34

KIDS Vintage Eagle Shirt
Ages 0 – 12 (9 sizes!)
Infants / Toddlers / Youth
$35 $24.95

Filed Under: Merchandise, Van Halen

TheTruthHurts

AWESOME! Thank you Van Halen Store! I thought it was a pipe-dream to think we’d ever get a “modern fit” Van Halen shirt! That’s great! Thanks so much! In a perfect world they’d make the vintage 1978 logo shirt with a “modern fit” (http://www.vanhalenstore.com/page/VH/PROD/Shirts_Mens/S78) or even the cover of Van Halen II in the same fit, but I’m not complaining!
John

Where’s the “World Tour 2010″ shirts?
Dooley

Shouldn’t it be the other way around?

Be a band first, put out a new album, go on tour,
and then sell the clothes…

That’s how it should be. But wait, this is Van Halen…
andy

Clothing for female VH fans? I thought the only fans left were us grumpy old men complaining..
fish

Retail price: $48
Wow, that’s really steep for a T-Shirt!
Jon

Sweet! Those are killer.
Adam

This is awesome! I have been waiting for VH to make slim-fit shirts forever, but gave up. I don’t prefer the fit of “regular” tees, even though most people seem to. These new VH tees look like Trunk Ltd tees, which I LOVE. There is nothing like a soft, faded vintage looking tee! Way better than regular tees, in my opinion. I can’t believe VH finally made some.
ben

I bought mine a couple of months ago!
fits really cool.
Mark

Van Halen does a great job of accomplishing everything an operating band should do…except make music.
phillster

Welcome to “Monty Capuletti`s Regular-Guy Look”
(Easy Money w/Rodney Dangerfield)
chris.omeara

Can I get one of those skin-tight yellow leopard/tiger body suits like DLR used to wear?

Except in XL size…

Just kidding (bad mental pic)…
Dooley

Where’s Kimberly?

She should be all over this.
Adam

fish,

$48 would be really steep for a *regular* 100% cotton shirt, but not for a designer shirt, which are nothing like regular shirts. Shirts like these sell for $50 – $100 usually.

AC/DC shirts by Trunk sell for $55 – $169:

http://www.store.livenation.com/Dept.aspx?cp=13281_16771_12251_12427_12449

$48 retail really is a decent price. But Van Halen Store is selling them for just $38, which is pretty good!
Jason

Am I supposed to care that Kim Kardashian and Marissa Miller wear a VH T-shirt? If they are VH fans now, what does that really say about the band??
Angelo

Jason, it says that VH are cool & sexy. Do you feel sexy?

Seriously, do you think they are too good looking to be VH fans? You don’t think they like stellar, fun, rock ‘n’ roll?
dude

I’m glad they have that cool 1979 tour shirt in “slim-fit” or “fitted.” It’s perfect for all us “aging gracefully muscular beefcake” type rockers!
VH2008

And I thought Kim Kardashian was hot BEFORE she was wearing VH tees!
RickieVanWhalen

This is the “high end” fashion line? Did anybody see the Van Halen dress tie and loafers? I can’t seem to find them.
SandyC

I’m so glad they finally made a cute shirt for kids! We will be getting those for our sons. They are 5 & 7 and they love van Halen & AC/DC. What can I say? We trained them well. lol.
andym

AWESOME!!!!!!! Now we all can wear more throwback t-shirts!!! I think next i’ll get a Jim Brown football jersey or maybe a Revolutionary War uniform!!!

Seriously, this is just what we all need…outdated merchandise from our favorite band that keeps outdating themselves month by month with no prominent news.

Adam – please don’t misguide everyone by calling these shirts “designer shirts”. They’re t-shirts that probably cost $10 to make and everyone pays the big bucks for the licensing fees and royalties that VH continues to squeeze out of everyone. Look at the quality of the shirt…38% cotton, 50% polyester, 12% rayon = they will probably shred in your washer and dryer after you wear it a dozen times (if it doesn’t shrink first).
Panama Red

SWEET!
This is the start of something really cool! I say start because I’m hoping they continue making this line of vintage tees in other VH designs as well. I’m thinking about buying that Eagle tee now. I didn’t buy it before because I don’t really like the newly-printed brand new shirt look. I like the more worn-out faded look. Plus these vintage shirts are a lot more comfortable.
I hope they make more with the other designs and logos from old tours. Like the “hammer man” and all of the other designs VH has used from the 70′s and 80′s that you rarely see anymore. I’m glad this is finally happening, it’s really cool. Now I don’t have to hunt through the internet looking for these old vintage tees.(if the Van Halen store continues with this “designer line”)

I also liked the way the OU812 shirt looked that Sammy was wearing at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. And I want that brown Cabo shirt I’ve seen him wear with the mexican skull. I can’t find that one for sale, but it’s one of the coolest Cabo shirts I’ve seen.

@ The Truth Hurts- I agree it would also be cool to see some of the classic album covers on a vintage tee. Ohhhh Man, how sweet would the cover of “Fair Warning” look on a vintage tee.
I really hope they keep making more!
Dooley

VH2008:

Yeah, Kim K. is nice lookin’ but I think
the fake boobs are a negative. I’ll take
natural knockers every time.
Adam

andym -
For many people, 38% cotton, 50% polyester, 12% rayon is a positive, not a negative. I have a couple Rolling Stone shirts made by Chaser (the company that is making the VH tees). No, they don’t get ruined when you wash them, and they shrink less than a regular tee.

The type of shirt people like is personal preference. I myself FAR prefer this type of shirt to the extremely common 100% cotton tees that everyone wears.
lucky

Well, those are swell lookin’ tees and all, but I’m not sure if I’d shell out the $40 or so for a…..tshirt.

Cool design though. I’ll say what everyone else says, music then t-shirts, but whatever.
Michael

This is all nice stuff, but c’mon, how about some new songs???!!!
meanstreet90

this stuff isn’t new, i’ve had the eagle shirt since at least july…
DiamondDLR

Apparently Ed thinks that the Future’s in the Past.
Jimmy Jingles

Where is the “FatAss” size?
Panama Red

Andym – Ya know I can be negative, pessimistic, sarcastic, and even cynical sometimes. But sometimes too much is….just too much. We’re all waiting for the same bus man.

Life is too short to be cynical about all of the small things.(something I need reminding of sometimes) This isn’t a personal attack or anything, I’m not trying to be condescending.(I dislike condescension even more than cynicism) I’m just saying from one Van Halen fan to another, maybe lighten up a little and stop waiting for Eddie to get off his ass and just go have some fun.

I’m not trying to be preachy, or be Tony Robbins but I was just reminded of how little these things really are. I just came back from the dentist who I’ve been going to since I was a little kid, and he has Cancer, it’s terrible.

Take it or leave it man, but it was a good reminder for me to pay attention to the big picture.
DK69

Panama Red, I am with you! I love the faded vintage look over the newly printed look. I just ordered the 2 men’s shirts & men’s hoody.

I like their 1979 shirt with the circle around it… a nice twist to the original VH logo. And I love the gray eagle tee too. But they did not make a shirt using my all-time favorite t-shirt design ever – VH’s Lion wearing the sunglasses. I want one of those! I know the VH store sells the Lion, but they have it just on the regular tees.
Jor-L5150

this just gets more and more hilarious….
Greg

$40 tee shirts made in China…where do I sign up?!?!?!
Atomic Pete

When I saw the headline I was prepared to be a bit cynical
but these actually look really sharp. Nothing sexier than
a hot chick in a =VH= T .

And the name “semi-burnout” reminds me of high school.

Have a great weekend peeps!
Fletch5150

I can see an interview with Kim now:

Interviewer: Kim, I see you have a Van Halen shirt on. What is your favorite song or album?

Kim: (lengthy pause)……er……..(pauses again)….ah…..(longer lengthy pause)…..(pr person whispers in her ear)……Ah, California Girls.

Interviewer: OK, well then what is your favorite David Lee Roth solo song?

Kim: I Can’t Drive 55.
Panama Red

I definitely wasn’t trying to come across as holier-than-thou. So please don’t mistake me for someone like that. I have just as much of a deficit of knowledge about life as anyone else does in this crazy world. I just had a small revelation and was reminded of it.

I should have just waited for Scar or Phillster or someone to say “Chill the fuck out and go smoke a bowl”. Ha ha
That would probably work in taking care of your funk too. LOL
mark

These new VH shirts say “Made in the USA.” you don’t see that much anymore….
Eric Miller

Meanstreet90,

I have the gray eagle shirt too. I bought it in LA at one of those shops near sunset blvd. I think I paid $50. I think that shirt came out earlier than all the others. That’s why you see pics of celebrities wearing it already. A while ago I was watching TMZ, or one of those other celeb-stalking shows, and Megan Fox was wearing the ladies version of the same 1984 eagle shirt. Pretty cool. I assumed she was wearing it just because it’s trendy to wear vintage rock shirts, but I read in maxim that her fave bands are van halen & nirvana! Not that I really care what celebrities like, but it’s cool to see some of the younger hollywood crowd digging the Halen! It’s nice to see that you didn’t have to grow up in the ’80′s to be turned onto VH.
Panama Red

@ Flecth5150- That was good man. Probably verbatim, if someone asked her that.

@ Eric Miller. I think I saw Megan Fox wearing that too. I don’t give two shits what cheezball celebrities wear, I’m just glad VH fans are going to be able to get these now without having to live in L.A.
Kimberly

Ohh geez…well..good bye money lol

I am gettin it all for suree
james

Well it’s about time we get something besides just the damn music!!!
Dr. Jones

“You asked…we responded”

We asked for a new record too…..still waiting for a response on that one! Ed? Dave? Any comments???
http://www.cabowabo.com No Mas Tony

Yay! SLENDER FITTING VAN HALEN T-SHIRTS! Just what I always wanted! I can die a happy man!

All my dreams have come true!
Now if only I pissed beer and shit ice cream…
http://www.cabowabo.com No Mas Tony

I would pay $40 if Kim Kardashian came WITH the T-shirt
Patrick

Looks like my fat ass ain’t wearin any of this stuff.

Oh well….my 1982 Lion reissue 4XL will do.
DLR

How about showing Ed’s wife in one of these……..No Jenny Craig in her Resume………..
Sean

Cool shirts, too bad there can’t be one post on here without all the crying. I wish I had all day to sit around and worry about a new VH record. I did when I was 14. You really think Ed is going to read this and be convinced? When it comes, it comes. We’ve waited this long, what’s another 6 months? Peace
freddiegirl

No Andy, there’s still some female VH fans left..
These are very cool although I could care less about Kim Kardashian wearing one.
Sandman

I AM LOSING TOTAL RESPECT FOR THESE GUYS…. WHY HAVENT THEY COMMUNICATED WITH THEIR FANS? YOU KNOW THEY HAVE MATERIAL TO PUT OUT A LIVE DVD OF THIS LAST TOUR WITH ROTH…THEY GIVE US A FAKE CHRISTMAS GREETING AND ASK US TO BUY BULLSHIT! SHOW SOME RESPECT TO YOUR FANS!
meanstreet90

eric miller,

you definately didn’t have to grow up in the 80′s to like VH. hell i wasn’t even born in the 80′s and they’re my favorite band!
http://twitter.com/johnnybeane johnny beane

These are just like the vh shirts you see for sale here in walnut creek.

Have seen ACDC and Journey ones too.

I really like that 1979 tour shirt!
Maybe i need that and a pair of the yellow vh shoes too!