The iconic vest, which draws attention to social and political unrest across the UK and highlights the endemic surge in knife crime in contemporary Britain, has been sold for nearly three times its original estimate.

A stab-proof vest decorated with a union jack flag created by British street artist Banksy, similar to one worn by hip-hop star Stormzy at the

Banksy’s poignant and provocative Vest will make its auction debut during Frieze Week when it is offered in Sotheby’s..

‘Vest’ belongs to Banksy's Gross Domestic Product homewares line, which was first displayed in a pop-up shop by the artist in Croydon in 2019. Stormzy donned a similar design in his headline Glastonbury show as a comment on knife crime in the capital.