Description: THIS FIORUCCI VERY RARE ORIGINAL VINTAGE 1976 POST MODERN NEW WAVE ITALIAN FASHION CUSTOM FRAMED LITHOGRAPH PRINT " SAFETY JEANS " POP ART POSTER IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PIECE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. THE POP ART POSTER PRINT IS PRINTED IN 1976 IN AN UNNUMBERED LIMITED EDITION FOR THE NEW WAVE ITALIAN FASHION BRAND FIORUCCI. IT FEATURES A RODEO PHOTO IMAGE BY THE AMERICAN WRITER AND PHOTOGRAPHER DOUGLAS KENT HALL ( 1938 - 2008 ) TITLED " MESQUITE TEXAS, 1973 ". THE WORLD FAMOUS ITALIAN FASHION BRAND WAS FOUNDED IN 1967 BY ELIO FIORUCCI. THE FIRST SHOP EXPOSED MILAN TO THE STYLES OF SWINGING LONDON AND AMERICAN CLASSICS SUCH AS THE T-SHIRT AND JEANS. BY THE LATE 1970'S AND EARLY 1980'S THIS WOULD BE REVERSED, AND THE NEW YORK STORE WOULD BECOME FAMOUS FOR THE FASHIONS IT INTRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES. IN THE EARLY 1980'S THE FIORUCCI BOUTIQUE IN NEW YORK CITY WAS THE EPICENTER OF THE NEW WAVE POST MODERN FASHION SCENE. IT WAS THE PLACE TO BE, AND REFERRED TO AS " THE DAYTIME STUDIO 54 ". IT ATTRACTED TRENDSETTERS INCLUDING ANDY WARHOL, JACKIE O., TRUMAN CAPOTE, DEBBIE HARRY, AND A YOUNG MADONNA, AMONG MANY OTHER CREATIVE AND WELL KNOWN PEOPLE. FIORUCCI MADE BETTER POSTERS THAN ANY OTHER FASHION BRAND EVER DID. THE POSTERS SOLD THE CLOTHING FOR SURE, BUT THE POSTERS WERE THE PRODUCT, ALSO. THEY WERE HUGELY DESIRABLE. CLOTHING INSIDE THE CLOSET / POSTERS HUNG ON THE CLOSET DOOR. FIORUCCI POSTERS WERE A COLLECTIBLE POP CULTURE PHENOMENON. THE RARE OUT OF PRINT ORIGINAL VINTAGE ITALIAN FASHION FRAMED POP ART POSTER MEASURES 27" W X 19 1/8" H X 1" D. IT IS CUSTOM FRAMED WITH UV PROTECTIVE PLEXIGLASS IN A CONTEMPORARY MODERN VARIEGATED DARK CHARCOAL GRAY BLACK WOODGRAIN STYLE MATTE EGGSHELL FINISH METAL FRAME MOLDING, WITH AN ATTACHED HANGING WIRE ON THE REVERSE BACK SIDE FOR EASY WALL INSTALLATION. IT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " CONDITION. THE POSTER PRINT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " CLEAN VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE, VERY LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING, AND VERY LIGHT MINOR WEAR. IT IS BRAND NEWLY CUSTOM FRAMED AND HAS NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.
Price: 3850 USD
Location: Leawood, Kansas
End Time: 2025-01-09T14:29:05.000Z
Shipping Cost: 390 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Signed: No
Color: Multi-Color
Date of Creation: 1970-1989
Title: " Safety Jeans "
Material: Paper
Framing: Framed
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Cowboy, Equestrian, Fashion
Type: Poster
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Year of Production: 1976
Width (Inches): 27"
Height (Inches): 19 1/8"
Style: Americana, Pop Art, Postmodernism, Mid-Century Modern, Vintage, New Wave
Theme: Americana, Art, Fashion, Periods & Styles
Features: RARE OUT OF PRINT, Framed, Brand Newly Custom Framed
Time Period Manufactured: 1970-1979
Featured Person/Artist: Douglas Kent Hall
