31st Oct, 2023 13:00

The Boy London Archive

 
  Lot 43
 

BOY LONDON - JAMIE REID (1947 - 2023) - JAMIE REID DESIGNS FOR BOY LONDON - ORIGINAL PROOFS FOR SEX PISTOLS PRETTY VACANT.

An artboard with cover and overlay sheet (37.5 x 52cm) comprising a design by Jamie Reid for a Sex Pistols Pretty Vacant t-shirt, intended for production with Boy London c 1988. Cover sheet with handwritten info in silver ink likely in Jamie Reid's hand 'VACANT BOY T-SHIRT' along with 'Ai' (Assorted Images) blindstamp. Transparent overlay sheet bears amendments and notes in pen (also shows some water damage) and bottom board shows pasted card cuttings with artwork as recognisable from the Pretty Vacant promo posters, one with 'C Jamie Reid Assorted Images 1988'. Stored in original photo box with Boy London tape.

Sold for £950

Hammer Price


 

An artboard with cover and overlay sheet (37.5 x 52cm) comprising a design by Jamie Reid for a Sex Pistols Pretty Vacant t-shirt, intended for production with Boy London c 1988. Cover sheet with handwritten info in silver ink likely in Jamie Reid's hand 'VACANT BOY T-SHIRT' along with 'Ai' (Assorted Images) blindstamp. Transparent overlay sheet bears amendments and notes in pen (also shows some water damage) and bottom board shows pasted card cuttings with artwork as recognisable from the Pretty Vacant promo posters, one with 'C Jamie Reid Assorted Images 1988'. Stored in original photo box with Boy London tape.

Auction: The Boy London Archive, 31st Oct, 2023

Worn by Madonna, Warhol, Boy George and so many more..

An incredible assortment of photographs, negatives and ephemera from an iconic period in UK fashion history. From the original c 1970s Seditionaries t-shirts printed and sold at Boy to the provocative and progressive colourful 1980s styles - all originally from the collection of Boy founder Stephane Raynor. 

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