98.140.2

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98.140.2 (camo jacket); 88.134.20 (black jeans); 2010.46.1 (beige dress, shoes and bag)

Object: Man's jacket

Brand: Boy of London

Date: c. 1978

Medium: Screen printed cotton, black vinyl, and zippers

Country: England

Credit Line: Museum purchase

Object number: 98.140.2

DescriptionMan's Punk jacket in beige and pink cotton with screen printed camouflage pattern; black vinyl patches and buckled bondage straps; diagonal big zip pockets, unlined

Label Text:Punk is a music-based subculture dating to the 1970s that is generally anti-establishment and anti-capitalist. These ideas were expressed in music lyrics and most visibly in punk fashion that featured working class and military styles with shocking elements, such as facial piercings and bondage straps. For some punks, such as Anarcho-punks, their beliefs extend to veganism in dress and diet (this jacket contains no animal products) as an expression of anti-consumerism and concern for the environment.

In Collection(s)

Menswear

Exhibitions:

Fashion & Politics
Food and Fashion
The Big, the Bold, and the Beautiful: Hand Screen-Printing for Fashion and Interiors
Trend-ology