This is a green and white striped terry cloth oversized jacket from the collection of Boy George. The jacket was worn while performing with Culture Club in 1984 for their tours in Japan and Australia for a televised concert special, July 11, 1984, in Sydney Australia, Boy George performed wearing this piece for “That's the Way” with Helen Terry. 

The jacket is composed of a cotton terry cloth with partial backed panels in yellow cotton. An oversized design with dropped shoulders, loose short sleeves, with an inverted pleat on the back of the shirt tail. The jacket includes a mantle that snaps at the neckline and yoke of the single-breasted opening.

Boy George during his sit-down interview with Julien's Auction explains the silhouette and the concept for this style of costume worn in the early, mid-eighties, saying, “These sort of costumes, there were so many things going on. You know why I wore them? The shape. It was kind of like it wasn't conscious, but it was androgynous. […] and it was kind of hiding in a way, you know, just kind of creating this silhouette that was quite protective.”

Provenance: From the Collection of Boy George

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