Impressive assortment of PRN wardrobe department artifacts used to create several stylish outfits worn by Prince during his influential Lovesexy era, which includes a collection of two screen print transfer frames, a screen print acetate, a pair of sample fabrics, and seven unique garment patterns measured to Prince’s exact body dimensions.
The screen print transfer frames, 24.5″ x 18.5″ and 24.5″ x 24.5″, marked on their edges as Nos. 218 and 591, both contain the word “Prince” with a heart symbol and stylized “E” [this style is repeated throughout the collection], and the 591 example also features the word “lovesexy” and a pictogram for the song title, “[eye] No.” The latter “[eye] No” design is accompanied by its original acetate and garment pattern for the chest area of a shirt. Also included is a screen print test sample on a beige 24 x 19 cardstock sheet, with one side printed “Prince” and the other side printed “lovesexy.”
The two silk fabric samples, 37 x 23.5 (white) and 60 x 27 (pink), bear “Prince” printed twice in black, and the seven garment patterns, which range in size from 20.25 x 16 to 10.5 x 32, feature designer annotations, such as “Left sleeve dress shirt” and “center back,” and two examples bear affixed “Prince” and “lovesexy” print templates, respectively set to the precise area they appeared on the outfit.
The “Prince” and “Lovesexy” logos represent two of the most iconic and ubiquitous designs of the Lovesexy era. Printed on nearly every outfit worn by Prince during this period, most notably during photoshoots and concerts, these designs were most commonly found running down Prince’s right leg and left arm sleeve. Also present is the logo for “[eye] No,” the first song from the Lovesexy album whose stylish use of an eye pictogram influenced the visual of the album’s written text. The consignor notes that the two transfer frames were presented to Prince by PRN wardrobe to validate the final version of all of the logos and designs.
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