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September 6th 2017

U Got The Look... In Our Awesome New Prince Tees!

What more is there to say about Prince!? Hugely admired and respected by music fans and critics alike, Prince was a musical powerhouse during the 80s scoring hit after hit with his catchy singles combined with a flamboyant stage presence and extravagant dress sense.

He was arguably the biggest pop star on the planet during that time (with tough competition from Michael Jackson and Madonna!). Purple Rain, When Doves Cry, Let's Go Crazy, Raspberry Beret, U Got The Look, how can you choose a favourite single of his when there's so many classics to choose from!?

We've got a huge selection of Music T-Shirts at TruffleShuffle and it made me very excited when we got the opportunity to add some Prince T-Shirts into the mix.

Purple Rain was his sixth studio album and the first to feature his band, The Revolution.  It was also the soundtrack to the film, Purple Rain, which is an absolute 80s classic.  It features the singles When Doves Cry, Let's Go Crazy and of course the legendary title track, it certainly has it's fans as it's the third best-selling soundtrack of all time!  Pay tribute to this classic album with our T-Shirts which feature the moody and atmospheric cover art.

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August 6th 2013

You Know You Grew Up In The 80s If...

As specialists in the finest 80s clothing on the web (yes I'm biased!) it's actually part of our job description to spend a good hour or two daydreaming of the greatest era ever every day.  Growing up in the Eighties was a real treat and installed in us the knowledge to make some of the greatest retro tees just for you lucky guys!  So take a couple of minutes out from your busy day to reminisce with me, You know you grew up in the 80s if...

...Saturday mornings were spent watching Going Live, wishing you had your own Gordon the Gopher.

...Your ideal classmate would have been Tucker Jenkins from Grange Hill.

...You had a hairstyle inspired by King of Mullets Pat Sharp.

Pat Sharp

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