BUCO STRIPE TEE S/S

The thick two-tone stripe tee is synonymous with the outlaw Biker scene of the 1950s. Aesthetically inferring prison stripes, club members adopted thick two-tone stripe jerseys, often worn under Biker ‘Cuts’ as a counter-culture rejection to the dapper style of pre-war motorcycle meet-ups. Motorcycling emerged as a substitute for wartime experiences for many veterans, but the act of men socialising post-war was in itself an anti-establishment concept. This, combined with the more casual, rugged aesthetic of men returning from the War in Europe, redefined the prevailing style of American Motorcycle Club members, but more noticeably in the ‘Outlaw’ clubs on the fringes of biker culture.

Media sensationalisation of the 1947 Hollister Riot catalysed an association of post-war American Motorcycle Clubs as being occupied by misfits and rebels, and this affiliation was further cemented by depictions in classic American cinema throughout the 50s and 60s where the thick stripe tee could be used as a shorthand to depict a character's establishmentarianism.

For Style and Comfort, you can’t beat Buco’s Quality Stripe Tees!

• 100% Cotton Jersey
• Cotton sewing thread
• Made in Japan