OSHWAHKON
opened its NYC Soho loft in 1971, echoing in design originality and
materials the nearby now famous EAST/WEST MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Leatherwear
Shop .
The inspirations for both companies were the late 60s -- when rock and
roll and the Youth Generation redefined style and image. 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 wealthy 'Uptown Hippies' and musicians with record
contracts!
Eye-catching. Elite. Stage and celebrity wear. Trademarks of Hip.
Expensive, always custom. For, say, a David Crosby or a Mama or Papa.
Our max cool Oshwahkon CROSBY recreates a scarce jacket from the Lost Worlds Collection -- a gem of design,
flash, originality and detail elan for awesome period and current cred.
Very
CSNY. Very THEN! Definitely not hippie with a
sewing machine in a van. Millionaire Laurel Canyon rock and roll cowboy
Porsche attire. Serious
leatherwear by designer/founder Alicia Herrera, who would achieve notable
mainstream fashion success and fame in years to come.
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.
Just check out the pics above. Be prepared for stares -- a visual magnet.
For those who
can appreciate such.
Design Features:
- Unlined.
- One-piece Sleeve.
- Scalloped 6 Pocket Front.
- Rear Figurative 'Armor' or 'Shoulder Pad' Leather Panels.
- Sewn Waist Belting.
- Tapered Profile.
- Hand-branded leather Oshwahkon label.
CROSBY
CUSTOM OLIVE HORSEHIDE
CROSBY Seal Brown Goatskin
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