Hanes
A dominant screen-printing blank for decades. The Fifty-Fifty and Beefy-T lines, and the move to tagless labels, track the t-shirt industry's shifts.
- Origin
- USA
- Founded
- 1901
- Category
- Blank Tag
- Documented eras
- 3
How Hanes labels evolved over time. Match the markers below against the tag in hand to place a garment in its era.
1950–1985
Mid-Century Hanes Blank
Hanes was a dominant screen-printing blank from mid-century onward, with simple woven brand tags.
- Woven Hanes brand tag
- Single-stitch hems and sleeves
- 50/50 blends common in the 1980s
- Mounted (set-on) collar on earlier tees
How to spot it
A woven Hanes tag with single-stitch construction.
Value signal
Common blank; value comes entirely from the printed graphic.
1985–1995
Fifty-Fifty & Beefy-T
The 1980s–90s saw the named 'Fifty-Fifty' and heavyweight 'Beefy-T' blanks.
- 'Fifty-Fifty' or 'Beefy-T' wording
- Single-stitch before roughly 1994, then double-stitch
- Printed rather than woven tag
How to spot it
Named Hanes blank lines with a transitional stitch type.
Value signal
Desirable when carrying a sought-after 80s/90s graphic.
1995–present
Modern & Tagless Hanes
From the late 1990s Hanes adopted printed and heat-transfer tagless labels.
- Printed or tagless label
- Double-stitch construction
- Overseas production
How to spot it
Tagless heat-transfer branding and double-stitched hems.
Value signal
Common; minimal collector premium.