This piece documents what the designers consider one of television’s earliest and most influential live broadcast shock moments - Ozzy Osbourne biting the head off a live bat on stage in Des Moines, Iowa. Pulled from the 2023 Sideeffexxx collection, this garment exists as a first production sample, capturing the raw intent before refinement or correction.

The upper is a 100% cotton asymmetrical shirt, digitally printed with an Ozzy Osbourne thermal-style graphic referencing the broadcast imagery. The print is intentionally unpolished, preserving the distortion and immediacy of live television rather than a cleaned archival still.

The lower construction integrates 100% cotton denim, cut and reworked with an open seam cotton canvas panel taken from artist and designer KUJ’s “study” canvas - left exposed to show process, gesture, and hand. The piece is finished with a pinched, adjustable waistband, YKK zipper, and custom Bond shank buttons. An enzyme wash softens the garment and subtly breaks down the surface, while an open back slit introduces movement and instability into the silhouette.

Available for pull exclusively at RD ARCHIVES. Please regard inquiries to Romel@rdarchives.xyz

DETAILS

• 100% cotton asymmetrical shirt

• Digitally printed Ozzy Osbourne thermal-style graphic

• First production sample

• Archival reference: live broadcast performance, Des Moines, Iowa

• 100% cotton denim construction

• Open seam cotton canvas panel from KUJ’s study canvas

• Pinched, adjustable waistband

• YKK zipper closure

• Custom Bond shank buttons

• Enzyme washed for softened, worn-in finish

• Open back slit

• One-of-one samples 

FIT

• One size fits all

• Asymmetrical, sculptural upper

• Adjustable waistband accommodates a wide range of bodies

• Straight fall with rear slit for movement

INTENT
A broadcast moment frozen mid-noise.
Television, shock, and myth translated into cloth.
Process left visible. Nothing corrected.