This is a fitted, 1979, black leather jacket with metal studwork and chain embellishment from the collection of Boy George, worn while going to The Blitz Club in London. Boy George was photographed wearing the jacket by Homer Sykes in 1979, and in 2014, Dean Stockings, photographed Boy George wearing the leather jacket while he was promoting his single, “My God.” 

The leather jacket is fitted with sloped shoulders, asymmetrical zip-up opening, painted screening at the back, fringe sleeves, and various elements of hardware, dome head and pyramid studs, spikes, and chains. 

The vintage leather jacket fits the style of the time, which was upcycled by Boy George with studs to make the garment original and unique to his fashion. The Blitz Club was a frequented venue by The New Romantics. Famous British milliner Stephen Jones told Vogue in 2007 when he lived with Boy George in squat on Warren Street from 1979 to 1981, which he credits to his Bohemian lifestyle of the time. Jones and Boy George were often seen frequenting the famous 80s London Club Blitz, which Jones told Vogue reminiscing. “I’d find people at The Blitz who were possible only in my imagination. But they were real.” 

Provenance: From the Collection of Boy George

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