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Hexagonal facetted studs and round studs are riveted through the leather to create blocks of pattern broken by short, heavy zips.\r\n\r\nSince the 1950s, the black leather motorbike jacket has been adopted by teenagers as a symbol of rebellion and defiance. A black leather jacket is associated with the teenage menace coupled with the glamour embodied by Marlon Brando in the film <i>The Wild One</i> (1954). Hard metal studs could offer additional surface armour on the already highly protective and sturdy garment, but Katherine Hamnett’s stud designs are a less aggressive, high fashion reworking of tough street wear. The jacket back is emblazoned with the environmental plea ‘Clean Up or Die’.","physicalDescription":"Black leather man's jacket with metal studwork embellishing the entire surface. 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Her work has been described as an exercise in radical chic. Irreverent political views and an instinct for bucking the establishment have made her famous and turned a tiny pre-washed cottons business, started with a £500 loan in 1979, into a hugely successful global operation.\r\nWhile solidly positioned in the avant garde, Hamnett's work is steeped in nostalgia. School uniforms, sixties starlets and rockers have always been her inspiration, while her slogan T-shirts bring us back to the days of Woodstock and Vietnam war sit-ins.\r\n\r\nHer latest winter collection, with the slogan \"Clean Up or Die\" studded on the backs of leather bikers jackets, is characteristically quotable, pithy and sexy. The jackets are richly embellished, the entire surface covered with trinkets and charms, endowing and protecting the wearer, like amulets for battle. The man's outfit features classic Hamnett slogan T-shirt and skull and cross-bone belt buckle. The lady's lush velour catsuit is soft and slinky, clinging to every curve and looks appropriate for an acrobat or trapeze artiste. She is wearing a matching \"James Bond\" top, a characteristic reference by Hamnett to popular modern culture.","date":{"text":"1990","earliest":"1990-01-01","latest":"1990-12-31"}}],"partNumbers":["T.208-1990"],"accessionNumberNum":"208","accessionNumberPrefix":"T","accessionYear":1990,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-10-08","recordCreationDate":"1999-12-15","availableToBook":false}}