Freddie Mercury's arrow vests & catsuit made for the Hot Space tour, 1982

Freddie Mercury’s arrow vests & catsuit made for the Hot Space tour, 1982

Two white ribbed cotton vests hand stencilled front and back with arrow designs, one in red, orange and black, the other turquoise, shocking pink and black, both unlabelled; and a full-length white elastane catsuit, with high neck line and stirrup feet, hand-drawn overall in black and brown felt pen with an intricate arrow and dot design, with concealed zip fastening to back, unlabelled, not stage worn

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These arrow vests are typical of the type of arrow-themed costume Freddie had made for the Hot Space Tour, 1982; to date these vests have not been photo-matched to any of the stage-worn vests, though it is possible some may have been worn on stage but not photographed

For similar arrow vests, see lots 216-7, On Stage, lots 2149-1, Crazy Little Things II

For arrow jackets see lots 55-56, The Evening Sale

LITERATURE

‘Queen, The Ultimate History Of The Crown Kings Of Rock’, Phil Sutcliffe, Voyageur Press, 2009, p. 171 (illus.)

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