Alex Kapranos' jacket from the video for Do You Want To
Bomber Jacket
2005 (designed)
2005 (designed)
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This embroidered bomber jacket was worn by Alex Kapranos, the lead singer of the band Franz Ferdinand, in the music video for the single Do You Want To. Each member of the band wore one as part of a co-ordinated outfit. The song was written about a party the band had attended at an art gallery in Glasgow, and the video reflects this situation. It hit number 4 in September 2005, and was declared the best single of the year by Q Magazine.
Members of Franz Ferdinand had played in various bands during the 1990s, including The Yummy Fur, but got together in 2002. They signed a record deal in 2003 with their first song released going to #43 in the charts. They built on this placing with their second single, Take Me Out which went to #3 in the UK charts, and their debut album also hit #3 in the UK and sold over a million copies in the USA. Their sound drew from early 1980s punk funk artists such as Gang of Four, combining this with inspiration from Roxy Music and Sparks, creating a wired, angular guitar pop sound. They've been nominated for several Grammy awards and their three studio albums have sold over 3.4 million copies worldwide.
Members of Franz Ferdinand had played in various bands during the 1990s, including The Yummy Fur, but got together in 2002. They signed a record deal in 2003 with their first song released going to #43 in the charts. They built on this placing with their second single, Take Me Out which went to #3 in the UK charts, and their debut album also hit #3 in the UK and sold over a million copies in the USA. Their sound drew from early 1980s punk funk artists such as Gang of Four, combining this with inspiration from Roxy Music and Sparks, creating a wired, angular guitar pop sound. They've been nominated for several Grammy awards and their three studio albums have sold over 3.4 million copies worldwide.
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| Title | Alex Kapranos' jacket from the video for <i>Do You Want To</i> |
| Materials and techniques | Shell and lining are 100% rayon, interlining is 100% polyester and rib knit sections are 80% acrylic and 20% wool. |
| Brief description | Reversible nylon silk bomber jacket with japanese embroidery, worn by Alex Kapranos, singer of Franz Ferdinand, in the video for the single Do You Want To?. |
| Physical description | Reversible bomber jacket. One side features black quilted panels with silver sections on sleeves and edging around pockets. On the front is an embroidered bird on the right side of the chest, and tiger head on the left. On the back is an embroidered image of Japan with flowers and bird. The other side of the jacket is military green with silver panels on the arms and silver edging around the pockets, and embroidered tiger heads on each side of the chest. There is an embroidered tiger on the back, against a background of a mountain and the word "Japan". |
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| Credit line | Given by Alex Kapranos |
| Production | It seems likely that the embroidery was done by a different company. |
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| Summary | This embroidered bomber jacket was worn by Alex Kapranos, the lead singer of the band Franz Ferdinand, in the music video for the single Do You Want To. Each member of the band wore one as part of a co-ordinated outfit. The song was written about a party the band had attended at an art gallery in Glasgow, and the video reflects this situation. It hit number 4 in September 2005, and was declared the best single of the year by Q Magazine. Members of Franz Ferdinand had played in various bands during the 1990s, including The Yummy Fur, but got together in 2002. They signed a record deal in 2003 with their first song released going to #43 in the charts. They built on this placing with their second single, Take Me Out which went to #3 in the UK charts, and their debut album also hit #3 in the UK and sold over a million copies in the USA. Their sound drew from early 1980s punk funk artists such as Gang of Four, combining this with inspiration from Roxy Music and Sparks, creating a wired, angular guitar pop sound. They've been nominated for several Grammy awards and their three studio albums have sold over 3.4 million copies worldwide. |
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| Accession number | S.1321-2010 |
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| Record created | September 15, 2010 |
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