You've probably heard about the streets of New York in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the city was a battlefield filled with gangs and mobsters, the most prevalent of which was the Five Points Gang, which was founded by Paul Kelly and boasted the membership of such notorious crime lords as Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, and Frankie Yale. Now, movie audiences are learning about the Depression era crime wave in the Midwest thanks to Michael Mann's Public Enemies, which captures the FBI's efforts to nab John Dillinger (played by Johnny Depp), a gang leader who robbed banks at gunpoint with his associates and took no prisoners in his quest for riches and power.
Graphic T-shirt company Emperial Nation has immortalized this era with its "Gangs of New York" collection, which includes designs featuring mugshots of old gangsters like Kid Twist and Paul Kelly, as well as the above Vintage Car t-shirts, which feature an image of a vintage automobile (my guess is that it's the 1932 Ford V8 ) lurking along a dimly lit street.
Now, technically, these are men's tees, so get an extra small size and make sure to sass it up to make it extra feminine (maybe roll the sleeves up a bit or add an oversize belt) for some feminine charm.
Emperial Nation "Gangs of New York" Vintage Car Tee, $39. Visit EmperialNation.com
