Published: July 05, 2019
As fashion brands cash in on the Banksy-designed item, the reasons why the rapper wore it aren’t so black and white
When Stormzy took to Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage last Friday in a stab-proof vest designed by Banksy, it was called the “banner of a divided and frightened nation”.
Lauded for making such a bold and public statement on knife violence and the systems around it, the words “knife crime” appeared lit up behind him during his performance, and there was an excerpt from a speech by David Lammy on the issue. The Labour MP for Tottenham then tweeted about it after the rapper’s set.
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