The 'Oh Bondage Up Yours!' knit in black and orange is designed in homage to the iconic style of the late, great, Poly Styrene and Punk Band X-Ray Spex. We worked with Poly's daughter Celeste Bell on this second collection, the design has been taken directly from Poly's original hand drawn artwork.
We’re proud to celebrate Poly, who is only just beginning to receive the recognition she deserves; she was a true revolutionist. Her music and art inveighed against mainstream institutions, disposable culture, conformity and our alienation from the natural world.
The 'Oh Bondage Up Yours!' knit has been handcrafted in Scotland by Sharon, Shirley, Finlay, Sandra, Ann, Allan and Kevin.
In explaining the meaning behind 'Oh Bondage! Up Yours!' Poly said 'Most people want to be ‘tied up’ because it gives them an excuse not to have to think, but on the other hand they don’t. The song expresses the two things. In the verses it says, ‘I want that’ and in the choruses it says, ‘Up yours’ to all of that.' The vibrant jigsaw of Poly’s story has pieced together by her daughter singer-songwriter Celeste Bell, and writer/artist Zoë Howe in ''.