Monday, May 4, 2009

Hippies: The Original


Hippies first appeared in the 1960s are a counter culture movement in the U.S.  They favored jeans, long hair, floral and psychedelic prints and ethnic clothing.  The following image of a Kaftan designed by Mr. Fish in the United Kingdom in 1973.  It is made of printed silk. Mr. Fish was one of the main figure's in London's fashion scene for men in the 60s and 70s. He designed Mick Jagger's outfit for their famous Hyde Park concert in 1969. Mr. Fish was also one of the first designers to produce floral shirts and kipper ties for men. 

source:http://collections.vam.ac.uk/indexplus/result.html?_IXFIRST_=1&_IXSS_=_IXFIRST_%3d1%26_IXINITSR_%3dy%26%2524%253dIXID%3d%26_IXACTION_%3dquery%26%2524%253dIXOBJECT%3d%26_IXMAXHITS_%3d15%26%252asform%3dvanda%26%2524%253dIXNAME%3d%26_IXSESSION_%3dzWV3mR0GlBa%26%2524%253dIXPLACE%3d%26_IXadv_%3d0%26search%3dsearch%26%2524%253dIXMATERIAL%3d%26%2524%253ds%3dhippy%26%2524%253dop%3dAND%26_IXFPFX_%3dtemplates%252ft%26%2524%253dsi%3dtext%26%2524%253dIXFROM%3d%26%2524%253dIXTO%3d%26%2524%253ddelflag%3dy&_IXACTION_=query&_IXMAXHITS_=1&_IXSR_=ENjYE147IS2&_IXSPFX_=templates%2ft&_IXFPFX_=templates%2ft

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