A sure sign that you’re getting old is when the objects of your youth suddenly are deemed "vintage." This means you, Gen Xers!

Punahou School’s class of 2015 is bringing back a trio of vintage T-shirt designs, dating from the 1980s Punahou Carnivals, at this year’s carnival Feb. 7 and 8.

The vintage shirts were designed by architect, Punahou parent and longtime school volunteer James Young and his assistant Hope Holi­ona, and will be sold alongside this year’s junior class creations.

The juniors designed T-shirts and fabric based on the theme "New York, New York: The Carnival that Never Sleeps," voted on by the class.

The students’ contemporary artwork — the product of carnival co-chairs Joshua See and Becky Yim and artists Makena Kau­hane, Shannon Hennessey and Melissa Miura — includes New York skyline graphics and a bolt of fabric featuring a mix of icons representing New York (yellow cabs, the Empire State Building, Times Square and the Statue of Liberty) and Punahou (night-blooming cereus, the Dome of Pau­ahi and Punahou street sign). The fabric can be purchased by the yard or in pre-made merchandise such as aloha shirts, shorts and headbands.

A racerback tank designed by the students sold out in pre-sales to students but is being reprinted for sales at the carnival.

This is the first year the carnival is bringing back designs by Young, who retired from producing his Da Kine Tee Shirts in 2000 after 20 years of highlighting carnival icons ranging from mala­sa­das to haku lei.

He started the T-shirt tradition after he and Holi­ona co-chaired the Portuguese bean soup booth. Just before the 1981 carnival, Young thought it would be a good idea for all the booth workers to put up a united front. He created a shirt that read "Bean Soup," printed with a recipe, and, according to a spring 2000 story in the Punahou Bulletin, an administrator suggested he print up 600 shirts that sold for $4 apiece.

In the years that followed, he paid homage to the carnival’s saimin, Hawaiian plate, mango chutney and more.

Over the years, Young and Holi­ona — who coordinated production and sales — raised more than $100,000 from shirt sales, and it continues to be a strong fundraiser for the carnival, with proceeds going to the school’s financial aid program that serves more than 500 students annually.

Carnival-goers this year will be able to purchase the vintage mala­sada, haku lei and mango chutney tees for $15. The haku lei design is also available on a women’s racerback tank top for $23.

Carnival-goers will also be able to enjoy the icons firsthand, with 64 booths offering haku lei and a wide range of edibles. There will also be the requisite rides, games, art gallery, white-elephant tent and entertainment.

For the students, the carnival, which dates back to 1932, offers leadership experience and an opportunity to serve their community through the social event.

Behind the scenes, students sacrifice weekends, evenings and the summer between sophomore and junior year to make sure the event runs smoothly.

That includes picking thousands of mangoes, paring them and making and jarring the chutney.

"I helped a lot with the mangoes, and I’m allergic to mangoes," said Malia Belnap, a member of the carnival’s publicity committee.

Kanani D’Angelo said she had dreamed of working at a carnival booth since she was in the sixth grade, but is glad she found her way to the publicity committee, which she said has given her an opportunity to work on her communications skills and creativity.

Co-chair See said he was cool to the idea of participating in the carnival until he spent time working at the mala­sada booth last year.

"Everyone was laughing and having a great time, and I realized I wanted to be a part of it," he said.

He applied for the co-chair position and got it.

"I was nervous at the beginning, but the class really came together and I realized it was gonna be OK."