Film Costume
1977-78 (designed)
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This costume was worn by the punk model & actress Jordan as Amyl Nitrate in Derek Jarman's film Jubilee. Bedecked in this dress, with a gold Roman helmet with white plume and holding a golden trident, Amyl Nitrate strides across a stage in the dilapidated Buckingham Palace singing a punk version of Rule, Britannia! in a high pitched voice.
Directed in 1978, the film had a cast featuring the punk actress and model Jordan, Adam Ant, Toyah Wilcox and Little Nell (famous for her rôle in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)). It also featured appearances by Wayne County, the dancer and choreographer Lindsay Kemp, and Steve Severin and Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees. The film concerns Queen Elizabeth I who has been transported to a bleak and decrepit contemporary Britain (reflecting the decline of 1970s Britain), to find Queen Elizabeth II dead after a mugging, and Buckingham Palace taken over by a group of punks who have turned it into a recording studio. History is being rewritten by subversives and a gang of misfits take part in mass violence, sexual depravity and anarchy. Jubilee represents a stylised contemporary account of the impact of the punk movement in Britain.
Jordan was a model and actress noted for her work with Vivienne Westwood and the SEX boutique on King's Road, Chelsea, in the late 1970s. She was a fixture at many of the early Sex Pistols' performances and her style and fashion sense made her an icon of the London punk scene.
Directed in 1978, the film had a cast featuring the punk actress and model Jordan, Adam Ant, Toyah Wilcox and Little Nell (famous for her rôle in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)). It also featured appearances by Wayne County, the dancer and choreographer Lindsay Kemp, and Steve Severin and Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees. The film concerns Queen Elizabeth I who has been transported to a bleak and decrepit contemporary Britain (reflecting the decline of 1970s Britain), to find Queen Elizabeth II dead after a mugging, and Buckingham Palace taken over by a group of punks who have turned it into a recording studio. History is being rewritten by subversives and a gang of misfits take part in mass violence, sexual depravity and anarchy. Jubilee represents a stylised contemporary account of the impact of the punk movement in Britain.
Jordan was a model and actress noted for her work with Vivienne Westwood and the SEX boutique on King's Road, Chelsea, in the late 1970s. She was a fixture at many of the early Sex Pistols' performances and her style and fashion sense made her an icon of the London punk scene.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Netting, with melted polythene and faux leather strips sewn on. |
| Brief description | Short sleeveless dress with a half length zip down the back. Main body is made from fluorescent green mesh and the front and back are both covered with blue polythene with holes melted into it. Strips of red faux leather are sewn on both sides, to form the Union flag cross. |
| Physical description | Short sleeveless dress with a half length zip down the back. Main body is made from fluorescent green mesh and the front and back are both covered with blue polythene with holes melted into it. Strips of red faux leather are sewn on both sides, to form the Union flag cross. |
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| Credit line | Given by Keith Collins |
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| Summary | This costume was worn by the punk model & actress Jordan as Amyl Nitrate in Derek Jarman's film Jubilee. Bedecked in this dress, with a gold Roman helmet with white plume and holding a golden trident, Amyl Nitrate strides across a stage in the dilapidated Buckingham Palace singing a punk version of Rule, Britannia! in a high pitched voice. Directed in 1978, the film had a cast featuring the punk actress and model Jordan, Adam Ant, Toyah Wilcox and Little Nell (famous for her rôle in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)). It also featured appearances by Wayne County, the dancer and choreographer Lindsay Kemp, and Steve Severin and Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees. The film concerns Queen Elizabeth I who has been transported to a bleak and decrepit contemporary Britain (reflecting the decline of 1970s Britain), to find Queen Elizabeth II dead after a mugging, and Buckingham Palace taken over by a group of punks who have turned it into a recording studio. History is being rewritten by subversives and a gang of misfits take part in mass violence, sexual depravity and anarchy. Jubilee represents a stylised contemporary account of the impact of the punk movement in Britain. Jordan was a model and actress noted for her work with Vivienne Westwood and the SEX boutique on King's Road, Chelsea, in the late 1970s. She was a fixture at many of the early Sex Pistols' performances and her style and fashion sense made her an icon of the London punk scene. |
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| Accession number | S.1310-2010 |
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| Record created | November 26, 2010 |
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