"I wish I had that jersey. " Here's how to get old Myrtle Beach t-shirts.

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Al McWhite is on a project to recreate his favorite vintage jerseys from Myrtle Beach’s golden era. Mother Fletchers, Castaways, The Purple Gator, The Water Boggan are all here at Native Sons Apparel Printing.

McWhite, a designer with the company, pores through social media posts, collects matchbox covers and flips through the best Myrtle Beach school yearbooks, looking for photographs to create old and new designs that will elicit a sense of nostalgia in longtime visitors and Myrtle Beach locals.

Native Sons collaborated with the “Myrtle Beach History” Facebook site to print T-shirts and caps reminiscent of what Native Son owner Steve Taylor considers the seaside town’s “zenith” of the ’80s and ’90s.

“My heyday living the Myrtle Beach life was in the 80s,” Taylor says, “so this is a kind of fun and feel-good thing for our company.”

Taylor remembers life on the beach, days spent surfing, working and spending time with friends in Grand Strand nightclubs.

According to Taylor, even the name of his business is reminiscent of the days when an organization of friends calling itself the same name threw parties at clubs like The Afterdeck and posted T-shirts to commemorate their events.

Since 1984, Native Sons has been printing clothing and hosting events that celebrate this “beach lifestyle,” such as surfing contests, beach volleyball, and jeep competitions.

Taylor and McWhite are active in local Facebook groups. McWhite says they’re looking for designs for those who think, “I wish I still had that T-shirt. “

McWhite came up with the design for his popular Electric Surface Arcade and Lounge T-shirt when he saw part of a banner in an old photo from an event held on Ocean Boulevard. Others, like the Ocean Forest Hotel and the Hawaiian Village, come from archival footage of those hotels, and McWhite had to use his mind to create period fonts and designs.

Many of the T-shirts are on display and available for purchase for in Native Son’s showroom at 1519 Executive Avenue in Myrtle Beach but Taylor says the bulk of their sales come from their website under the Shop Vintage Myrtle Beach collection

Taylor says Mother Fletchers are by far the most popular brand. But dozens of T-shirts are on display in it and are sure to spark memories of your favorite Myrtle Beach spots.

“I wish I had that jersey. ” Here’s how to get old Myrtle Beach t-shirts.

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