' NIKNIK ' , an Italian brand of pimpin' shirts
mainly of those wacky 70s ,
produced some of the most bizarre garb ever !
They range from the aesthetically elite ,
to the most ornery optical onslaughts !
This brand specialised in quality exercises
in polyester , where patterns seamlessly match at the buttonings , and often their shirts
carried whole scenes never repeated on the cloth .
If you can find a piece of this brand ,
consider yourself lucky , they are rare ,
and considered true Collectors' items ,
thus they command a pretty penny or two .
Most are regarded as masterpieces , but not all .
I am somewhat of a gourmet when it comes to shirts ,
and my tastes run extremely liberal and tolerant ,
embracing all that is funky and creative ,
but I've seen the world's most ugliest shirt ,
and indeed carried a 'NIKNIK' label .
If I had a picture of it , you would surely agree ..
Trust me .

Above is an example of a 'NIKNIK' shirt . Wow !
The top has a colorful psychedelic flowery design ,
the bottom half severe black and white Op Art .
These two unrelated patterns share a sleeve each ,
interupted in the middle by a waify stoner girl ,
supposedly modeled from Stevie Nicks face .
Whew , I don't even think Lenny Kravitz
could pull off wearing this !

Here's another 'NIKNIK" brand shirt .
I think this Baby recently sold for 150 buckaroos .

This hilarious shirt features realistic
rock posters and graffiti on a block of brick wall .
On the back , some rocker is playing Pinball ,
who himself appears to be wearing a cool shirt .
Above him , some rebel spray-painted 'KISS' !
Rock on , Dude !

Yet another 'NIKNIK' brand shirt .
This top must have turned heads back then ,
just surely as it would today .

16th Century Japanese art images brought to you
in colors and style of 20th Century Comic Books .

Though this top is not a button-up Men's shirt ,
I've included it here because it illustrates
the 'NIKNIK' school of thought .

Tastefully rendered in Browns ,
it boasts B-52 bombers soaring through
rays of searchlights in a battle sky ,
joined by a giant tube of lipstick ,
and Disney's Dopey duncing on one of the sleeves .
Trippy .
Whatever Woman is wearing this shirt now ,
she is truly blessed as Cool indeed .

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