Room 6

The Wardrobe

What Andy wore. Same shirt, every day, on purpose.

Silver Gray Short Cosplay Wig, Inside Andy pop art

1965

My hair, now for your head

Silver Gray Short Cosplay Wig

I wore a silver wig so I would not have to keep being a real person. A wig is easier than a face. You put it on and...

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Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Sneaker, Inside Andy pop art

1960s

A blank canvas you tie on

Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Sneaker

The canvas sneaker is just an empty canvas you lace to your foot. I liked mine white so they got dirty and turned into a diary. Everybody owns...

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Justin Boots Classic Western Cowboy Boot, Inside Andy pop art

1970s

City feet, cowboy boots

Justin Boots Classic Western Cowboy Boot

I never got on a horse but I always liked the boots. They make a good sound walking across the Factory floor. A cowboy in New York is...

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Schott NYC Perfecto 618 Leather Jacket, Inside Andy pop art

1928

The black jacket the whole band wore

Schott NYC Perfecto 618 Leather Jacket

Everyone around the Factory had the black leather jacket, so it stopped being one person and became a look. It photographs like a machine, always the same, always...

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Calvin Klein Men's Merino Turtleneck Sweater, Inside Andy pop art

1960s

Black neck, silver head

Calvin Klein Men's Merino Turtleneck Sweater

The black turtleneck disappears in a photograph so the silver hair just floats there. I want to be all head and no body when someone takes my picture....

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The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (Vinyl LP), Inside Andy pop art

1971

I put a real zipper on the jeans

The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (Vinyl LP)

I made the cover with blue jeans and a zipper that actually pulled down. It scratched every other record stacked next to it and I thought that was...

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Levi's 501 Original Fit Jeans, Inside Andy pop art

1873

Blue jeans are the great equalizer

Levi's 501 Original Fit Jeans

Everybody wears blue jeans, the president and the drag queen and the kid on the corner. I like things that everybody already has. A pair of 501s is...

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Levi's Trucker Denim Jacket, Inside Andy pop art

1962

Denim over denim, no thinking

Levi's Trucker Denim Jacket

You put the denim jacket over the denim pants and suddenly you have an outfit and you did nothing. I like clothes that make the getting dressed part...

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Ray-Ban Round Metal Sunglasses RB3447, Inside Andy pop art

1960s

I watch the party through these

Ray-Ban Round Metal Sunglasses RB3447

I keep the dark glasses on indoors so nobody can tell if I am looking at them. Everybody gets more interesting when they think you might be watching....

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