Vintage Marilyn Manson The Bright Young Things

The vintage Marilyn Manson “The Bright Young Things” shirt is a piece of dark and decadent rock history, representing the band’s aesthetic during their 2003 album cycle for The Golden Age of Grotesque. The album was heavily influenced by the cabaret and burlesque movements of Germany’s Weimar Republic-era in the 1920s, a period Manson described as one of his most creative. The shirt’s front features an image of Manson and his band in a stylized, theatrical pose, with the phrase “THE BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS,” a reference to the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, The Beautiful and Damned. The back of the shirt includes a circle graphic with a quote from the album era, “WE DON’T REBEL TO SELL IT JUST SUITS US WELL,” which encapsulates the band’s anti-commercial, rebellious ethos. This T-shirt is a sought-after collectible that symbolizes the theatrical and provocative artistry of Marilyn Manson at the peak of his fame, and it’s a memento from a tour that celebrated a unique fusion of industrial metal, art, and historical decadence.

Size 70x56cm
Condition 8/10 (Hole & Tag Cut)