For Sale: Black Flag’s Logo, the Most Iconic Symbol of Hardcore Punk

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http://www.wsj.com/articles/for-sale-black-flags-logo-the-most-iconic-symbol-of-hardcore-punk-1475770282

At 40, genre gets nostalgia treatment, to chagrin of fans; $265 T-shirt at Barneys

By Nathan Hodge

This summer, the upscale retailer Barneys New York began selling a “black brushed Japanese cotton-cashmere jersey” with decorative elongated zippers along the sides. The price was $265.

That is a lot of money to pay for what is, by any reasonable standard, a T-shirt. But what really got people worked up was the logo printed on the chest—Black Flag.

Seeing the symbol of one of the world’s most iconic hardcore punk bands displayed on a pricey fashion garment is enough to make retired slam-dancers spit out their coffee.

“Real punks don’t shop,” scoffed Glen E. Friedman, a photographer and skate punk who documented Black Flag during their peak years. “They are not consumers.”

It could have been worse. A separate registration filed in 2005 (and subsequently canceled) would have allowed a Japanese company to sell Black Flag-branded toys, including dolls, and “toys for domestic pets.”

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1. I'm glad there is an arbiter of what "real punks" are..haha

I preferred DK over Black Flag.


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