Pistol TV Show Costume Sale for Charity
The official Sex and Seditionaries costumes from the TV drama Pistol—directed by Danny Boyle and about the Sex Pistols—are being sold in an exclusive charity initiative. This project is a partnership between resale specialist Byronesque and Machine-A, under their joint venture Machine-B, to support The Vivienne Foundation.
Collection Details and Licensing
The sale features over 400 replica pieces from the Sex and Seditionaries era, including iconic items such as Tit’s T’s, Anarchy shirts, muslin tops, bondage trousers, mohair knits, and rubberwear. These costumes were recreated under a 2021 license agreement with Vivienne Westwood that allowed their use in the show but mandated donation of all costumes and props to The Vivienne Foundation. The sale aims to offer these designs at accessible prices so younger fans can own pieces otherwise priced out of reach.
Charity Impact and Cause Support
Proceeds from this sale go directly to The Vivienne Foundation, which in turn is donating profits to the United Liberation Movement for West Papua and the International Red Cross supporting its humanitarian efforts in Sudan. This connection ties the sale to not only fashion heritage but also global social causes.
Additional Content and Campaign
Byronesque produced a filmed interview with Joe Corré, son of Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren, discussing the complexities of authenticating Sex and Seditionaries items. Corré shares insights on punk’s origins, the brand's rise, and calls out questionable "experts." The accompanying campaign, “Demand the Impossible,” created by Insurgent and Byronesque and shot by Alessandro Simonetti, highlights authentic resistance and punk spirit through raw, impactful visuals.
Statements from Partners
Steven Ma, creative director of Machine-A, emphasized the meaningfulness of connecting culture, history, and purpose through this project, highlighting the chance for fans to own authentic fashion history while supporting Vivienne Westwood’s legacy and social causes. Gill Linton from Byronesque criticized the inflated market for Sex and Seditionaries copies, expressing a desire to support a modern punk ethos by providing affordable, original replicas to a socially conscious new generation.
"The idea that you can own an authentic piece of fashion history, the official licensed costumes created for The Pistols at such accessible prices, while directly supporting Vivienne’s legacy and the causes she believed in so passionately, feels both important and creates a conversational point of view amongst audiences that always seek authenticity and emotional connection while supporting conscious shopping." — Steven Ma
"Overpriced copies of Sex and Seditionaries... has made the market for original items a complex mess. I’m more interested in supporting a modern version of what it means to be punk and to offer these affordable original replicas to a generation who have the intellect and ideas to create change." — Gill Linton
This initiative not only honors Vivienne Westwood’s iconic designs but also supports important humanitarian causes while fostering punk's authentic spirit for a new generation.
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