Social Suicide : Benchmark

A young man sits on a bench. The place where he hung out with his mates, where he'd pull on his football boots, nurse his shins, where he fought and cried, laughed and lied. Where he had his first smoke. Where he had his first kiss, his first love and romance. Where he carved their names and where he asked her to take his. Where he sat whilst walking the dog, watched his kids play, flirted with infidelity. He thinks of time and how all these things have passed - life, love and loss. Now he is old with his time pressed in to his sole. And the bench is still there.

Men need a datum, a constant, a brick - whether it's your mum or your best mate. The park bench represents this constant. Something that will always be there.

Brushed flannel three-piece suit, embroidered and printed. Over the life of the suit, as the print wears, the embroidered plaque appears, bearing tribute "In loving memory. Social Suicide - Peace for the restless."

Available on-line at the SS Store

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Film & Animation

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