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Blue Tie-Dyed Silk Shirt with Ribbon Motif
1980s · 1980s · British
Designer
Workers for Freedom
Production
ready-to-wear
Material
tie-dyed silk
Culture
British
Movement
New Romanticism
Influences
traditional menswear shirting · artistic textile movement
A men's dress shirt crafted from tie-dyed silk in graduated blue tones, featuring an abstract ribbon and bow print overlay. The garment displays traditional shirt construction with a pointed collar, button-front closure, and long sleeves with buttoned cuffs. The tie-dye technique creates organic, flowing patterns in varying shades of blue, while the printed ribbon motifs add a decorative layer with geometric bow shapes scattered across the surface. The silk fabric appears lightweight with a subtle sheen, and the overall silhouette maintains classic menswear proportions despite the artistic surface treatment, reflecting the New Romantic movement's fusion of traditional tailoring with expressive textile arts.
shirtregular fitcollarlesship length
Connected To
Influences·traditional menswear shirting
SHARED40 years · cross-culture
The brown pinstripe shirt's crisp corporate geometry and the blue tie-dye's liquid ribbons of color couldn't look more different, yet both are riffing on the same menswear archetype — the classic button-down that's been the uniform of authority for over a century.
Echoes Across Time
2020s → 1980s · 40yr63%
SHARED
The brown pinstripe shirt's crisp corporate geometry and the blue tie-dye's liquid ribbons of color couldn't look more different, yet both are riffing on the same menswear archetype — the classic button-down that's been the uniform of authority for over a century.
Influences·traditional menswear shirting
1980s → Victorian Late / Bustle · 110yr42%
SHARED
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