All-over print vintage darts shirt: a dartboard in a riveted brass ring on the front, framed by gold scrollwork, hop cones and hop leaves. On the back a golden target with four lilies, and plain brown sleeves.
Product description
Vintage darts shirt for anyone who hears the word pub and thinks of the board on the wall next to the bar. It is printed all over, with a large emblem on the chest: a dartboard set in a riveted brass ring, surrounded by gold ornaments, hop leaves and hop cones. There is no lettering, not even numbers around the board. The picture looks like an old tavern sign that has gathered patina over many years.
The board is shown straight on and laid out in the classic way. Cream and dark brown segments alternate, the double and treble rings are green with gold edges, and the bull is green with a gold dot at its center. Where a tournament board carries its numbers, small gold flourishes sit instead. The wide brass ring is studded with rivets all the way around, and a round knob holds it at the top and at the bottom. A frame of baroque gold scrollwork wraps around the ring and turns the emblem into a diamond shape, ending in a lily-like point at the top and bottom and in curling volutes on the left and right.
Hops grow between the scrolls. Five cones hang in the frame, three on the left side from top to bottom and two on the right, along with broad, jagged leaves in olive green. Everything has the look of an old engraving, with fine lines, light wear and a gold tone that recalls gold leaf. The colors stay warm and muted: gold, brass, olive green, cream and the dark brown of the background. Nothing is loud, which is exactly why the design feels calm and grown-up.
On every panel the background is a dark chocolate brown with a mottled, slightly weathered texture, like old wood behind a bar counter. On the back, between the shoulder blades, sits a golden target: a wide gold ring on the outside, then a dark green ring, a cream one, dark green again and a gold dot in the middle. A fine double circle with small beads surrounds it, with a lily ornament on each of its four sides. The sleeves carry only the brown background, so the chest and back keep the spotlight.
A vintage darts shirt like this belongs at league night, in the clubhouse, at a tournament in your local pub or in front of the TV when the World Championship runs over New Year. It suits players who love the pub tradition their game comes from, and anyone who would rather play a round with a beer in hand than just watch. As a gift it works for a birthday, for Christmas, for a first league win or for the friend who has had the same board in the basement for years. Teams can order it for everyone, so the whole squad is easy to spot at away matches.
Printing starts only after you order, with the front, back and both sleeves done in one go. The fabric is polyester with a little elastane, smooth, midweight and stretchy in two directions. If you want a darts shirt that does not look like merchandise but like dark wood, brass and hops, this is a warm design full of atmosphere: the board in its hop wreath on the front, the golden target on the back and calm sleeves.
