Iconic ‘The Snowman’ David Bowie scarf now on the market
Replications of the snowman scarf that David Bowie as soon as wore throughout his well-known introduction to the 1982 adaptation of The Snowman is now out there for buy.
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The model NotJust Clothing revealed their Christmas assortment, that includes The World of The Snowman™ branded objects. A few of the objects embrace a festive jumper, scarf and blanket impressed by Raymond Briggs’ iconic and best-loved image e book, The Snowman, which was first printed in 1978.
The legendary scarf – which is priced at £19.99 – was impressed by the one seen on Bowie which he wore in his personal attic through the filmed introduction to The Snowman when the animation was first broadcast within the US.
For years followers of the beloved Christmas animation have looked for the garment, with Bowie’s personal son, Duncan Jones, rediscovering the unique scarf final yr.
Brian Harding, who produced Bowie’s introduction for the movie, shared the story behind the headscarf in an X/Twitter thread upon Jones’ discovery.
“The Scarf was knitted by the girl within the accounts division of TVC, the manufacturing firm who made the animation. She got here onto the set and introduced it to David. When filming was over, David requested very politely if he might hold the headscarf to offer to his son, Zowie,” he wrote.
The story continued: “This was the one payment he charged for the filming and I imagine he supplied his companies for private causes. He was charming all through and completely skilled. I’m glad that the headscarf discovered its option to the vacation spot he supposed: from the dude to a different dude.”
Talking of the collaboration and iconic merchandise in a press launch, Notjust founder Mike Harding stated: “We’re again with an official vary celebrating The Snowman, the nation’s most adored Christmas animation.”
He continued: “Christmas wouldn’t be the identical with out him and we couldn’t be prouder to staff up with The Snowman staff to immortalise the late Raymond Briggs’ iconic Christmas character who warms the nation’s hearts each festive season, in a group of premium and punctiliously crafted knitwear that offers again to charity with each sale.”
50 per cent of the proceeds from every sale shall be donated to St Barnabas Hospices, buying and selling as Chestnut Tree Home Kids’s Hospice, a charity of which Raymond Briggs was a pal and patron.
In different Bowie information, former The Treatment drummer Lol Tolhurst just lately shared how Bowie’s ‘Low’ was a template for each him and Robert Smith.
Talking to NME, Tolhurst stated: “I can keep in mind going to a celebration once I was 19, listening to ‘Sound and Imaginative and prescient’ and considering that is all the pieces I desire a pop single to be as a result of it’s catchy, it’s beautiful but it surely’s additionally a lot deeper and darker.”
He continued: “I used to be watching individuals and considering it’s nice to bop to and it makes you are feeling good, however there’s one thing extra there too. I knew that was what I wished to do with music. I wished to do one thing that was accessible however may give you that feeling as nicely. Bowie’s ‘Low’ was a template for me and I do know it was for Robert as nicely. We performed Bowie songs so much once we began. I nonetheless hearken to ‘Low’ in all probability as soon as each couple of weeks.”