Hip Hop
Hip Hop
Auction Closed
September 16, 12:26 AM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
[TOMMY BOY RECORDS]
AN ORIGINAL UNWORN TOMMY BOY STAFF CARHARTT JACKET, 1992.
Brown Carhartt Detroit Jacket, corduroy collar, 12-ounce cotton duck,
blanket-lined, triple-stitched seams, left chest pocket with zipper closure,
two lower front pockets, two inside pockets, snap-adjustable cuffs. Stüssy designed yellow and green embroidery front chest above yellow embroidered Tommy Boy dancing boys logo. Large Tommy Boy logo embroidery in yellow on back bottom.
Size 48. Never worn, with original tags. Very fine condition.
AN ORIGINAL, UNWORN PROMO-ONLY TOMMY BOY JACKET.
"Eight hundred of the jackets were given to 'taste makers and people seen in
all the right places,' said Monica Lynch, the president of Tommy Boy. 'It
took off immediately.' And then Tommy Boy started its own clothing line. WHY
NOW: After building a reputation literally on the backs of oil riggers and
'gangsta' rappers, Carhartt jackets are increasingly turning up in places
like Barneys New York and fashion runways." ("THING; The Carhartt Jacket", NYT).
REFERENCE:
Michel Marriott, "THING; The Carhartt Jacket" In: The New York Times, Nov 29, 1992: https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/29/style/thing-the-carhartt-jacket.html
PROVENANCE:
Courtesy of Monica Lynch, former president of Tommy Boy Records