T-shirt, 1975–77
Vivienne Westwood (British, born 1941); Malcolm McLaren (British, born 1946)
White cotton with red, blue, and black silkscreen print
Gift of Barbara and Gregory Reynolds, 1985 (1985.375.13)
"Bondage" pants, late 1970s
Vivienne Westwood (British, born 1941); Malcolm McLaren (British, born 1946)
Black cotton sateen with two-piece matching black wool over-kilt
Purchase, Richard Martin Bequest, 2003 (2003.479a–c)
Technical Glossary
Vivienne Westwood (British, born 1941); Malcolm McLaren (British, born 1946)
White cotton with red, blue, and black silkscreen print
Gift of Barbara and Gregory Reynolds, 1985 (1985.375.13)
"Bondage" pants, late 1970s
Vivienne Westwood (British, born 1941); Malcolm McLaren (British, born 1946)
Black cotton sateen with two-piece matching black wool over-kilt
Purchase, Richard Martin Bequest, 2003 (2003.479a–c)
This version of what is known as the "Cambridge Rapist" T-shirt lacks the text and may have been a concession to the controversy that the original version elicited. Depicting the masked image against a distressed English flag is an overt representation of punk's anti-establishment message.
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Technical Glossary
- • Cotton
- • Silkscreen
- • wool
