EAST/WEST
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS (East Village NYC/San Francisco) and
OSHWAHKON (Soho, NYC) were
trailblazing, custom leather shops that in the late 60s-early 70s became icons
of out-there, era-defining style.
The inspirations for both companies were rock and
roll and the Youth Generation Dishy hippie chicks making clothes for bands and boyfriends. Or Suze Rotolo sewing denim
inserts into the bottom hem of Bob Dylan's skin tight jeans so they'd fit
over his Beatle boots. Art, thy name is vanity and promotion.
Oshwahkon and East/West raised the bar with vanguard bespoke leather
creations for well-to-do 'Uptown Hippies' and musicians with record
contracts!
Eye-catching. Elite. stage and celebrity wear. Trademarks of Hip.
Expensive, always custom. For a Clapton, David Crosby or a Mama or Papa.
Our max cool Oshwahkon
'CROSBY' and East/West
'WOODSTOCK' recreate scarce jacketS from the Lost Worlds Collection -- gems of design,
flash, originality and detail elan for awesome period and current
in-your-face cred.
Very CSNY. Very THEN! Definitely not tie-dyed hippie with a sewing machine in a
rusty van. Millionaire Laurel Canyon rock and roll cowboy Porsche attire.
Serious leatherwear -- Oshwahkon designer/founder Alicia Herrera would
achieve notable mainstream fashion success and fame in years hence.
These bespoke hip companies would set the template for 70s Funk
streetwear too as freedom of expression crossed cultural boundaries.
Lost Worlds
reconfigures past and present -- not as fatuous Camp or
stale quasi-Xerox wannabe-ism, rather fantastically cool synthesis, a
new time capsule Monster!
Museum grade workmanship, quality and bespoke hides from our own
American tannery. Without tampering with the original design one bit.
Elevating it. Yeah, our workmanship exceeds
originals. Sorry for the sacrilege! What is past is prologue for us.
Just check out the pics above. Be prepared for stares -- eye candy.
For those who
can appreciate such.
Design Features:
- Unlined.
- One-piece Sleeve.
- Tapered Profile.
'CROSBY'
CUSTOM OLIVE HORSEHIDE
'CROSBY' Seal Brown Goatskin
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'EAST/WEST'
1950.00
RUSSET HORSEHIDE
'EAST/WEST'
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