Rags Lives!: May 2007

Monday, May 28, 2007

Nov. 1970 Male Jeans Ad

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Male Jeans centerfold ad from issue 6.

Monday, May 21, 2007

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.

Monday, May 14, 2007

June 1971 Camera Shalmon Bernstein

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Showing pregnant women naked was pretty radical in 1971.

Monday, May 07, 2007

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.

Rags was a counterculture fashion magazine ahead of its time. Published monthly in San Francisco from June 1970 through June 1971, its focus was street fashion rather than the fashion found in store windows. At the time I was a high school student, and Rags had a profound impact on my life. It is my all-time favorite magazine -- interesting from a historical perspective and still relevant today.

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