Led - old and new

December 13th, 2007

Which was the better bargain?  Spending £135 on a ticket to see Led Zep at the 02, or spending £800 on an old T-shirt?

The show was a sell-out success, but so were the old clothes. Christie’s New York held it’s first auction of rock T-shirts last month, and a 1973 Led Zeppelin roadie’s T-shirt sold for $1,625. The head of memorabilia and entertainment there said, ‘Led Zeppelin have had a big influence on fashion because the whole aura surrounding them is so cool, and people want a piece of that. There’s no question that this T-shirt had been worn … The blood, sweat and tears of the concert are embedded in the fabric.’

‘Crazy ways are evident in the way that you’re wearing your clothes.’ A famous line from Led Zeppelin’s 1968 track ‘Dazed and Confused’ could be a definition of the way the rockers shaped fashion, and rock. If you want the look now, whether you’re a born-again Led-head or a first time around groupie, you need skin-tight jeans and a shirt with billowing sleeves open almost to your naval – but if that’s a step too far, then opt for a skinny-rib T-shirt and stone-washed denim, and of course, you need to grow your hair ….

led zeppelin concert by p_a_h

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