Category: 1970-1979
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David Bowie Is
An exhibition about the internationally acclaimed artist David Bowie (1947-2016) faces its final curtain call at the Brooklyn Museum.
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1973 – Rafael, Denim Leisure Suit
Bill Kaiserman (Rafael) was a retail salesman turned hat maker who influenced that fashion world by introducing the leisure aesthetic to the American fashion market in the early 1970s.
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Counter-Couture: Handmade Fashion in an American Counterculture
Today’s idea of political support is buying a t-shirt and promoting a specific candidate. However in the 1960s and 1970s, the idea that many clothes were handmade was a political statement on its own.
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Recent Essays
échelleIn 18th century, E, term definition
tricorne hatIn 18th century, H, T, term definition
gigot sleeveIn 19th century, G, S, term definition
nemes headdressIn ancient, H, N, term definition
spencer jacketIn 1790-1799, 19th century, J, S, term definition