FLAWLESS CONDITION HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER 1992 ‘DIRTY’ TOUR ERA TEE DESIGNED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE JAPANESE STREETWEAR BRAND HYSTERIC GLAMOUR. IT IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS & RARE SONIC YOUTH BAND TEES DUE TO ITS UNIQUE ARTWORK & ASSOCIATION WITH KURT COBAIN.

THE TEE WAS DESIGNED BY HYSTERIC GLAMOUR'S FOUNDER, NOBUHIKO KITAMURA. IT FEATURES A SCI-FI INSPIRED GRAPHIC OF ASTRONAUTS (OFTEN LABELED AS ‘INVISIBLE SQUADRON’ OR ‘HYSTERIC ASTRONAUTS’) & USUALLY HAS JAPANESE LETTERING ON THE BACK THAT TRANSLATES TO ‘HYSTERIC COMICS’ OR ‘SUPER SENTAI SONIC YOUTH.’

THE COLLABORATION WAS PART OF THE FIRST OFFICIAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN HYSTERIC GLAMOUR & A BAND, ALIGNING THE GRUNGE/NOISE ROCK AESTHETIC OF SONIC YOUTH WITH HYSTERIC GLAMOUR'S PUNK/POP CULTURE STYLE. IT WAS PRINTED IN 3 COLORS: MAROON (THIS VARIANT), WHITE & YELLOW. 

KURT COBAIN FAMOUSLY WORE A VERSION OF THIS SHIRT (SPECIFICALLY THE WHITE ONE) DURING HIS FINAL STAGE PERFORMANCE IN MUNICH, GERMANY, ON MARCH 1ST 1994, WHICH HAS ELEVATED ITS STATUS TO LEGENDARY IN THE VINTAGE COMMUNITY.

SIZE: XL

MEASUREMENTS: 23 x 29

YEAR: 1992

TAG: RED BAR ANVIL

STITCHING: SINGLE STITCH

LICENSING | COPYRIGHT: COPYRIGHT BY SONIC YOUTH | LICENSED TO BROCKUM

COLOR: MAROON