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"A lavishly illustrated study of the heavy metal battle jacket in a historical and cultural context. Since the 1970s, customized denim ""battle jackets"" have been worn by heavy metal fans to signify their devotion to the music and subcultures of metal. Embellished with patches, badges, and studs, these jackets are works of art that communicate the values of metal to the world at large. This book features a series of detailed paintings that visually document examples of jackets alongside photographic portraits of the fans that wear them. Reaching across a range of fields from art theory to ethnography and subcultural studies and informed by a series of interviews with metal fans, this book considers the significance of battle jackets in metal scenes and traces a lineage of customized clothing starting in the Middle Ages.  "

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Author:   Thomas Cardwell
Publisher:   Intellect Books
Imprint:   Intellect Books
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9781789385366

ISBN 10:   1789385369
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   19 July 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations vii Acknowledgements xiii Foreword xv           Mark Titchner Introduction 1   1. The Importance of Battle Jackets within Metal Subcultures 15   Watercolour Paintings and Jacket Works   2. Global Battle Jacket Cultures 49 3. ‘Somewhere Back in Time’, or a Speculative History of the Battle Jacket 59 4. Examining Patches: A Heritage of Images 89   Oil Paintings and Fan Portraits   5. Setting Trends or Selling Out? Battle Jacket Appropriation in Wider Culture 105   Conclusion: ‘See My Vest!’ 125 Appendix: Notes on the Paintings 133 Endnotes 151 References 153 Index 171

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Tom Cardwell is an artist and researcher specialising in contemporary painting, customized clothing and heavy metal subcultures. He is a senior lecturer in painting at Camberwell, University of the Arts, London.

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