Joy Division Reunites With PLEASURES for Second Punkish Capsule
Featuring varsity jackets, work pants, button-down shirts and more inspired by the English rock band’s greatest hits.
Los Angeles fashion imprint PLEASURES first joined forces with British rock band Joy Division’s estate in 2019 for a capsule collection that fittingly celebrated the 40th anniversary of the group’s popular album, Unknown Pleasures. Now, the SoCal brand has reunited with the English rockers for a new line inspired by Factory Records co-founder and artist Peter Saville, who created the album artwork for Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures (1979), Closer (1980) and the single “Love Will Tear Us Apart” (1980).
Saville’s work became some of the most prominent visual identifiers for the band, which included vocalist, guitarist and lyricist Ian Curtis, guitarist/keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris. Here, PLEASURES has reimagined the graphic designer’s key artworks on a series of rebellious pieces, galvanized by Joy Division’s pioneering influence over the post-punk movement.
The line features an Unknown Pleasures varsity jacket, which boasts the record’s cover art across the front of its facade, as well as a “Tear Us Apart” hoodie, referencing the band’s aforementioned 1980 track. “Shadowplay” work pants contrast “New Dawn Fades” denim, while a “Nothing” button-down features “I Remember Nothing” lettering down the torso, nodding to Joy Division’s 1979 single.
Elsewhere, myriad T-shirts pay homage to the group’s biggest hits, while neckties and AKILA sunglasses are doused in Unknown Pleasures iconography. Rounding out the range, the line includes salt and pepper shakers that take after the record’s signature visuals.
The latest Joy Division x PLEASURES collection will launch on March 22 at 10 a.m. PT via PLEASURES’ webstore. Explore the collaboration in the gallery above.
