Vintage Crystal Castles

The vintage Crystal Castles T-shirt, featuring the striking graphic of a woman with a dark, scarred, or blacked-out eye, is a classic piece of merchandise from the band’s peak era, likely associated with their 2012 release of the album III. The tour dates listed on the back for late October and early November in German cities (Frankfurt, Berlin, Hamburg, Köln) correspond to the widespread touring the band did in support of this album, which saw them embrace a darker, more politically charged sound influenced by themes of oppression and victimization. The artwork itself is rumored to be a modified or inverted image of actress Marilyn Monroe (often mistakenly Madonna), transforming an icon of feminine perfection into a symbol of damage and rebellion, which perfectly captured the anarchic, highly confrontational, and deeply electronic chaos of the duo’s live shows with vocalist Alice Glass and producer Ethan Kath. The design encapsulates the aggressive, punk-infused electropop aesthetic that defined the band before their eventual and acrimonious split in 2014.

Size 73x51cm
Condition 9.5/10