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Peter Saville speaks to Steve Lamacq about his Unknown Pleasures design - the winner of he Greatest Band T-Shirt 2015

Steve speaks to Peter Saville about designing Joy Division's 'Unknown Pleasures' shirt - the winner of the Greatest Band T-Shirt 2015.

Steve speaks to Peter Saville about designing Joy Division's 'Unknown Pleasures' - the winner of the Greatest Band T-Shirt 2015.

The winning 'Unknown Pleasures' T-shirt will go on display at the Design Museum, complete with a description from Steve.

大象传媒 Radio 6 Music's 'Wear Your Old Band T-Shirt To Work Day' returns. Now in its eighth year, 'Wear Your Old Band t-shirt to Work Day' has grown into a celebration of the music t-shirt and the stories they tell, as well as being a chance for people to demonstrate their passion for a particular artist or group.

And, new for 2015, this year has included a listener vote to find the greatest ever band t-shirt. To establish the shortlist, Steve enlisted the help of his discerning 6 Music listeners and also industry luminaries including artist Jeremy Deller, designer of the Yes artwork Roger Dean, illustrator Pete McKee, Mercury Prize shortlisted band Slaves, V&A curator Kristian Volsing, Design Museum and fellow 6 Music presenters.

Steve says: "T-Shirt Day was originally aimed at finding an excuse for music fans to unearth one of their old band t-shirts and wear it to work for a day - a bit like a badge of musical honour - which we thought might be fun because there are so many stories surrounding these shirts. What's been brilliant, though, has been seeing the terrific array of band's names being paraded on the day - old and new groups, some of them quite obscure. And sure enough, they all have a tale behind them."

He continues: "Over the past couple of years, the day has now started becoming a bigger celebration of music-related t-shirts, saluting the designs and logos and the slogans, many of which have either ended up being quite iconic or deliberately notorious. That's why this year we'll also be attempting to crown the most popular or influential t-shirt of all time with a vote among our listeners.".

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