Each picture from Littledoe is Love site
Feather headbands are inescapable. Just when I think they have had enough "airtime" they keep showing up over and over again. Not that I am complaining. I do find them perfectly fascinating and fanciful in magazine spreads. I have yet to don one myself for fear of trying to be too ironic (never say never though).
This line Littledoe is Love gives good feather. Totally cute headpieces that are shown in a multitude of ways. The pics above are from the lookbook and while some scream "Native inspired" others are very hippie commune. Either way I kind of love. Some of the pics remind me somewhat of that Guess Jeans campaign circa 2003 perhaps? Chase Cohl is the girl behind the line and she was an intern at Vice a few years back before venturing out on her line.
Pictures from the Littledoe is Love site
These pieces above are from the 2009 collection. Each of her pieces are one of a kind and handmade from antique materials and are priced from $250 USD depending on the style. You can only contact them for custom orders only.
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i think the difference here is that few of those "borrow" from traditional iconography and lack the "style" traditionally seen with our cultural items. A feather, placed in the hair or on a headband is NOT the problem. Facepaint, war bonnets, and "leather looking garb" IS the problem.
ReplyDeleteAs always, great post, and an awesome insight!
Ryan - There is a picture here that has "war paint" on it but I don't blame the designer or it's consumers. It is a socially constructed view from Hollywood that requires essays of academic deconstruction that is not appropriate ATM.
ReplyDeleteLeather looking garb I would actually buy if it was accessible to me outside of a trunk show. At Guess or Marciano it is accessible to purchase. I don't think most girls who want to purchase it for fun and folly can really seek out sources who don't actually even serve them. So many turn to mainstream sources.
Lots of input here - but I think people/designers who do "Native inspired" get a lot of flack but they are servicing a market that is not being serviced by anyone else and making it fun and easy for all :).