# Vintage Tag Guide

> Short, brand-specific field guides for dating vintage clothing by its neck label, telling a brand's runs apart, and knowing what each piece sells for secondhand. Written for thrifters and resellers. Crawling and quoting with attribution to vintagetagguide.com are welcome.

Every guide has the same three parts: the runs (what the brand made and how to tell versions apart), the labels (which tag generation maps to which years), and the prices (lowest live pre-owned eBay listing on the stated date).

## Guides

- [J.Crew Barn Jacket Guide (1986 to now)](https://vintagetagguide.com/guides/jcrew-barn-jacket/): six runs (unlined original, plaid flannel lined, houndstooth lined, leather collar with zip-out wool liner, field cut, waxed cotton), three tag generations (green with red crew logo = late 1980s to early 1990s; royal blue = mid 1990s through 2000s; cream with serif wordmark = 2000s onward), and pre-owned eBay floor prices as of 2026-10-14 ($55 to $98). Plain-text version: https://vintagetagguide.com/guides/jcrew-barn-jacket.md

## About

- [About](https://vintagetagguide.com/about.html): who writes the guides, how prices and era ranges are determined, affiliate disclosure.

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