Jan. 1971 Amanda Stinchecum

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Thrift store chic.

March 1971 Dressing for God

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Liturgical fashion.

Sept. 1970 On the Street

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More San Francisco street fashion.

May 1971 Vegetable Evangelism

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Article on vegetarianism and veganism.

Feb. 1971 Media Massages

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Book and magazine recommendations, circa 1971.

July 1970 On the Street

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Street fashion from issue 2.

June 1970 Work Boots

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Work boots -- the style of the day.

April 1971 Graffiti Fragrance Ad

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It's interesting how advertising adapts to a nonmaterialistic audience.

Dec. 1970 Janis Joplin

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A requiem for Janis Joplin.

Nov. 1970 Fantastic Clothes

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I had the pleasure of seeing the Reverend Cecil Williams at Glide Memorial in San Francisco in the early 1970s. It was the most moving service I have ever experienced.

Aug. 1970 Camera Jerry Wainwright

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Photographs by Jerry Wainwright.

Oct. 1970 Office Dress Codes

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1970s women's dress codes for work.

June 1971 If You're So Smart Why Did You Get Married?

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Interesting commentary on attitudes towards marriage in 1971.

March 1971 Kurt Vonnegut

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Interview with Kurt Vonnegut from issue 10.

Sept. 1970 Camera Imogen Cunningham

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Male nudes photographed by Imogen Cunningham in 1915 during an excursion to Mt. Ranier, Washington.

May 1971 FIT and Parsons

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Article from issue 12 on the Fashion Institute of Technology and the Parsons School of Design.

July 1970 Soap

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Article on natural soaps from issue 2.

June 1971 Supermarket

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The beginning of home pregnancy test kits, Earth shoes, and Indian spinning.

Oct. 1970 Anal Dropout

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Fashion advice from Jon Carroll.

Dec. 1970 Freelance Clowns

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Article from issue 7 about a pair of freelance clowns.

July 1970 Betty Davis

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Betty Davis fashion layout.

Nov. 1970 Male Jeans Ad

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Male Jeans centerfold ad from issue 6.

Feb. 1971 Boutiques and Capitalism Part III

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Part three of Jon Carroll's report on boutiques and capitalism, including a section on hip Los Angeles boutiques. Part one was featured four weeks ago, and part three was featured two weeks ago.

June 1971 Camera Shalmon Bernstein

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Showing pregnant women naked was pretty radical in 1971.

Feb. 1971 Boutiques and Capitalism Part II

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Part two of Jon Carroll's report on boutiques and capitalism. Part one was featured two weeks ago, and part three will be featured two weeks from now.

May 1971 Carole King Tapestry Ad

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One of my all-time favorite albums.

Feb. 1971 Boutiques and Capitalism Part I

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This is part one of Jon Carroll's report on boutiques and capitalism. It's a long article, so I broke it up into three parts. Parts two and three will be featured in the near future, but not next week. I don't want to inundate you with capitalism!

Sept. 1970 Automotive Art

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Furniture made from car parts!

Aug. 1970 Earth Mother's Wedding

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Only in California!

Dec. 1970 Camera

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Photographs by Joshua Freiwald from issue 7.

July 1970 Eco Clothes

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Clothes made from trash.

March 1971 Landlubber Ad

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The ads in Rags were great!

Jan. 1971 Vintage Clothing

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A 1971 take on vintage clothing.

Oct. 1970 Marshall McLuhan

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If you can make sense of this interview, please clue me in. Police are pigs, because they're not in costume. But motorcycle policeman are not pigs, because they are in costume. Uh-huh. I also don't see how the miniskirt is related to the tribal loincloth. And the British are less civilized than Americans? Wow . . . he's really out on a limb in this interview.

April 1971 Hair Tips

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Hair must be all one length to be healthy? I never heard that before.

June 1970 Betsey Johnson

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The beginnings of Betsey Johnson's own line, from issue 1. The rest is history!

Feb. 1971 Valentines

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Happy Valentine's Day!

May 1971 Survival of the Fit-Test

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An interesting article on the way clothes fit, or don't fit, from issue 12.

April 1971 Truth and Soul Ads

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Truth and Soul ads from the inside front cover of issue 11.

June 1970 T-Shirt Fashion

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Long and short T-shirt fashion from issue 1.

Sept. 1970 Painted Ladies

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Article on cosmetic counter saleswomen from issue 4. I don't think the prediction of cosmetics dying off has come true!

Feb. 1971 Frederick's of Hollywood

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Article on Frederick's of Hollywood from issue 9. I didn't think Frederick's was still around, but a Google search shows that they're still going strong with 43 stores in California alone and online shopping via their website. I guess I don't get out much!

Jan. 1971 Astrological Forecast

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Here's your astrological forecast for January 1971. Can you remember back that far? Is the forecast accurate?