Growing up in northern California, I always thought that hippies were pretty gross. But after moving to a metropolitan area I developed an appreciation for patchwork skirts, cannabis motifs, embroidered denim, and all things crafty. But not patchouli. Never patchouli. Native Funk & Flash by Alexandra Jacopetti is the quintessential hippy fashion book. It features the work of obscure bay area designers from the seventies, most notably Kaisik Wong, whose patchwork vest was famously plagiarized by Nicholas Ghesquiere. I suspect that Miuccia Prada also drew inspiration from Wong for her S/S 08 accessory collection for Miu Miu. I am most impressed with Mary Ann Schildkenecht’s psychedelic shirt. Look at it---the ENTIRE thing is embroidered! She made it out of bed sheets while serving a two year jail sentence for smuggling hash. But anyhoo, Native Funk & Flash is long out of print so I recommend checking ebay stat. Peace Out!
Linda Bacon
Mary Ann Schildkenecht
Laurel Burch
Kaisik Wong
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Book Club: Native Funk & Flash
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
5 comments:
Fascinating stuff.... interesting that a book came out covering these quite 'period-specific, geo-specific' designers.... I'll have to try and seek it out!
great great post. thank you so much for the introduction!
chelsea i'm going to have to defend patchouli. it smells great in my Prada perfume, as well as my Paul and Joe perfume. it does not smell good when the sticky hippies run to moonrise herbs and buy a bottle of the straight-up oil and dump it on themselves, creating an nasty BO patchouli funkadellic combo. i'm sorry they ruin it for the world, took me a while to get past the stigma.
i NEED this book. all this handmade stuff is amazingly intricate and highly chic. thanks ladies!
ps- thanks for the patchouli perfume tip, megan.
Have you ever realized that when you buy readymade suits you get a choice of only a few colors & styles, also finding the perfect fit are quite difficult? Wouldn’t it be better to choose from over 2000 different British & Italian fabrics and get a tailor made suit at a similar price that you pay for readymade suits?
We are a company based in Hong Kong and have been providing custom made suits & shirts since 1997. With representatives in major cities around the globe we can arrange to show you the fabric samples and take your measurements, or you can also place your orders online with the help of our measuring guide. There are over 2000 fabrics to choose from along with all the latest styles.
All our suits and shirts are produced by highly skilled Shanghainese tailors in Hong Kong and delivered in about 4 weeks, express delivery can be made in 2 weeks at a minor extra cost. In case you are not able to find what you are looking for then please let us know your requirement may it be in words or by a photograph and we could arrange it for you.
We also have an outlet at the Hotel Intercontinental Budapest where you are most welcome to visit us. Though we are not located in streets like Savile Row (London), we have still been able to offer made to measure suits to many VIP’s from around the world.
Experience an easier way of shopping for bespoke suits & shirts at Euro Tailors
Kenny Surtani
Post a Comment