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Grimes | Hunger Magazine Worn, Photo & Screen-Matched Sorcha O'Raghallaigh Embroidered Top (2015)
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Category:Memorabilia / Music Memorabilia
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A hand-embroidered sleeveless top designed by Sorcha O'Raghallaigh, worn by Grimes in her editorial photoshoot for Hunger Magazine, photographed by Rankin and published in November 2015 to coincide with the release of Grimes' album Art Angels. The garment is accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity signed by designer Sorcha O'Raghallaigh confirming its use in the shoot, and is photo-matched to published editorial photography from the session.
Video Documentation
[YouTube] Grimes · Hunger Magazine Shoot Behind the Scenes (2015)
Historical Context
Grimes (born Claire Elise Boucher) is a Canadian musician, producer, and visual artist.
Her November 2015 Hunger Magazine feature was published at the height of her critical profile, coinciding with the release of Art Angels — her fourth studio album, widely regarded as one of the most ambitious and acclaimed records of that year. The editorial was shot by Rankin, the British photographer and co-founder of Hunger Magazine, whose publication occupies a position alongside Dazed & Confused and AnOther as one of the leading independent fashion and culture magazines in the UK. The shoot was conducted in July 2015 and published in November of that year.
Sorcha O'Raghallaigh is an Irish fashion designer known for extraordinary hand-crafted embellishment work combining industrial and decorative materials into wearable sculptural pieces. The garment offered here exemplifies this approach in its construction — dense, heavy, and entirely handmade, functioning simultaneously as fashion and as three-dimensional artwork.
Editorial Use
This garment was worn by Grimes during the Hunger Magazine editorial shoot, July 2015. It appears in published photography from the session showing Grimes wearing the top against a neutral studio background. The piece is the most visually prominent garment in the published editorial.
Full production credits:
· Photography: Rankin
· Fashion Editing: Kim Howells
· Hair: Nick Irwin
· Makeup: Andrew Gallimore
· Nails: Marie Isabel
Photo-Match
This garment is photo-matched to the published Hunger Magazine (2015) editorial through a combination of highly specific and individually distinctive visual identifiers: the repeating starburst/snowflake motif pattern across the front; the high gray hexagonal mesh collar; the arrangement and density of the embellishment elements; the large decorative safety pins at the shoulders; and the overall silhouette. These features are identifiable across multiple images from the published shoot and correspond directly to the garment as currently preserved. A dedicated photo-match graphic is included in the photographic documentation accompanying this listing.
Dedicated screen-match and photo-match graphics are included in the photographic documentation accompanying this listing.
Screen-Match
This garment is additionally screen-matched to the behind-the-scenes video from the Hunger Magazine shoot linked above, in which Grimes is shown wearing the top during the production. The high resolution of the video footage combined with the highly distinctive and unique embellishment pattern — no two handmade pieces by Sorcha O'Raghallaigh are identical — provides definitive visual identification of this specific garment as the piece worn during the session.
Specifications
· Designer: Sorcha O'Raghallaigh
· Year: 2015
· Type: Sleeveless embroidered crop top / structured bodice
Entirely hand-embroidered front surface featuring repeating starburst/snowflake motifs built from silver-tone safety pins with rubber sheaths, twisted wire bugle elements, and large faceted rhinestone crystals, all hand-applied to a black hexagonal mesh base. Rectangular silver-tone metal pieces edge the sides. Large decorative safety pins at the shoulders. High gray hexagonal mesh collar. Back constructed in structured charcoal tweed/bouclé with padded shoulders and a full center-back zipper. The zipper pull is a sculptural black metal casting in the form of a hand holding a teardrop shape with sunburst rays — an individually distinctive and extraordinary detail. The garment is exceptionally heavy due to the density of its metalwork construction.
Condition
No notable condition issues. The embellishment elements are fully intact. Light wear consistent with professional photoshoot use.
Included Items
1 large-format photo print on foam board and 3 photos.
Provenance
Worn by Grimes during the Hunger Magazine editorial photoshoot, July 2015. Accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from designer Sorcha O'Raghallaigh, which states:
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"This letter authenticates that Grimes wore the accompanying hand embroidered top designed by Sorcha O'Raghallaigh. Grimes wore this piece for her photo shoot with Hunger Magazine in 2015."
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The letter includes a reference photograph of Grimes wearing the garment and is signed by Sorcha O'Raghallaigh.
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