User:Giraffer/Union Jack stab vest of Stormzy

On 28 June 2019, British rapper Stormzy wore a black stab-proof vest designed by street artist Banksy, while headlining the 2019 Glastonbury Festival. Intended to highlight the rise in knife crime in London, the vest was all-black, and featured a faded Union Jack painted on the front. Stormzy was the first solo British black artist to headline the festival's signature Pyramid Stage in its history, and the vest formed part of a larger political statement within his set on racism in arts and the criminal justice system.

The origin of the vest was initially unknown, however in an Instagram post the day after Stormzy's performance, pseudonymous street artist Banksy revealed himself as the designer, furthering media commentary over the vest's significance as an art piece.

Stormzy
Stormzy is a British rapper, singer, and songwriter, who grew to prominence over his grime freestyles posted on YouTube. His debut album, Gang Signs & Prayer, was independently released in 2017 to widespread critical acclaim and was a commercial success, debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart and breaking the record for the most first-week streams for an album in the UK. All sixteen of the album's songs charted within the UK Top 100 in the same week, making Stormzy the fourth artist and first British artist in the chart's history to achieve the feat.

He was announced as a headliner of the 2019 Glastonbury Festival in November 2018.