Rags Lives!: October 2007

Monday, October 29, 2007

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.

Monday, October 22, 2007

Aug. 1970 Camera Jerry Wainwright

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Photographs by Jerry Wainwright.

Monday, October 15, 2007

Oct. 1970 Office Dress Codes

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1970s women's dress codes for work.

Monday, October 08, 2007

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

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Interesting commentary on attitudes towards marriage in 1971.

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.

Many thanks to Baron Wolman, renowned photographer and publisher of Rags, for his kind permission to post pages of the magazine here.

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