Undercoverism AW2002 Frankenstein Figure Print Shirt, Black Cotton, Size M
Undercoverism AW2002 Frankenstein Figure Print Shirt, Black Cotton, Size M
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A black cotton shirt printed all over with rows of white outlined figures, Frankenstein's monster among them, from the Undercoverism FOR REBELS line and attributed to Autumn/Winter 2002.
The Piece
Jun Takahashi has returned to Frankenstein again and again, the stitched-together creature being a neat metaphor for his own method of assembling punk, horror and tailoring into something new. In the early Undercoverism years the monster appeared as a repeating print, and this shirt, attributed to the Autumn/Winter 2002 Witch's Cell Division era, is one of the most graphic examples.
The black poplin is covered with rows of standing figures drawn in white line: some clean outlines, some smudged and scratchy, the flat-topped head of the monster recurring among them. The print runs across the collar, the yoke, the chest pocket and both sleeves, so the shirt reads as a single image from every side.
It is cut as a classic point-collar shirt with white buttons, a single chest pocket, a curved shirttail hem and buttoned cuffs. Tagged Medium, it measures 45 cm across the shoulder and 53.5 cm pit to pit, a straight, easy fit that works buttoned to the neck or worn open over a T-shirt.
Labels present: orange-script Undercoverism FOR REBELS with size M, UNDER COVER JUN TAKAHASHI care label, and product number M252. Made in Japan.
Details
- Designer: Undercover (Jun Takahashi), Undercoverism FOR REBELS label
- Season: Attributed to Autumn/Winter 2002 (Witch's Cell Division era)
- Model / ref: M252
- Material: 100% cotton
- Colour: Black with white print
- Made in: Japan
- Tagged size: M
- Measurements: Shoulder 45 cm · Chest (pit to pit) 53.5 cm · Sleeve 62 cm · Length 74 cm
- Included: Shirt only
Condition
- Pre-owned with light signs of wear, graded AB.
- Black ground remains deep with only mild softening.
- White print is crisp across body and sleeves.
- A small mark on the inside care label; no holes noted.
Condition grade AB on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
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