I grew up in San Francisco and was at the First Human Be-In" in Golden
Gate Park, late 1966 or Jan-Feb 1967. I was 14. Suede fringe jackets
were very popular at the Be-In, some with very long fringe, some with
beads on the fringe. The Grateful Dead wore them and a few of the
Jefferson Airplane on record albums (remember them?) by then. I
believe Helen is right aabout the style coming from the interest in
going back to the earth and wearing Native American clothing,
including the suede fringe clothing, was part of that life. She's also
right that Sonny & Cher were wearing fringe - and that furry vest that
Sonny wore so often - before 1966. The Byrds from Los Angeles wore
fringe early on too, but I can't remember how early.
By the time I bought my fringe jacket in 1968, it was almost old hat
in the Haight Ashbury, but it took me a long time to save up the $65.
Wasn't allowed to wear it when with my parents - or my straight-laced
brother.
LynnD
On 3/29/07, Helen Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Other '60's musical shows were Shindig and Hullabaloo.
Sonny and Cher (especially Cher) were also prone to fringe, and they might
be the earliest, around '65-'66.
-Helen/Aidan
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