David Bowie Lightning Enamel Pin

The Bowie lightning bolt carries the unmistakable drama of Aladdin Sane.

Brian Duffy photographed Bowie's Aladdin Sane cover in 1973, creating the lightning-bolt face image that became one of glam rock's defining visuals. Bowie's theatrical self-invention, makeup and elastic relationship to masculine presentation gave queer audiences an enduring visual language for performance and gender play.

The David Bowie Lightning Enamel Pin reduces that famous red-and-blue face motif to a sharp red-and-gold-tone lightning shape, creating a clean glam-rock accessory rather than a miniature portrait.

For Bowie fans who know which era the bolt belongs to, makeup obsessives and glam queers who prefer one recognisable symbol over a face, this is fandom with the homework done.

Product details

• One enamel pin.
• Lightning-bolt design references David Bowie's 1973 Aladdin Sane imagery.
• Red and gold-tone treatment gives the motif a clean graphic finish.
• A strong gift for Bowie fans, glam-rock collectors and theatrical dressers.

Shipping

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