I wanted to share a less public, but no less sincere, THANK Y0U! I tried on IG and Reddit, but could not find you so thought I would leave a comment here.
I've been a fan of your work since I first heard the exciting news from 99PI that you have your own podcast on the way. I have cherished each and every episode, not least of all for your buoyant and generous spirit. From learning about legendary Princess Liliuokalana writing Aloha Oe and being a founding designer for the 'aloha shirt' till your compelling conversation with Jason Jules on the idea of 'cool' and beyond.
The work in which you're involved is incredibly interesting, relevant, and just delightful to unpack and stimulate one's creative soul.
FYI I ended up having a lovely convo with Mr. Jules and now he follows me after I tagged him in a photo with my purple socks, one of his
iconic expressions. Our fashion
In languages of my home, IsiZulu, and isiXhosa, respectively, I say thank you: ngiyabonga; enkosi!
and in the language of my matrilineal line, I say share the sentiment in Hebrew: Toda!
Loved this podcast! My mom was a university student in Odessa in Ukraine during the 1980s and fashion was an integral part of her life. Despite there being a select state sponsored clothing shops, there wasn't direct access to the clothes that people really wanted: Levi's, patent leather boots, cool bomber jackets, statement earrings. And my mom made a very large living supplying that demand. Her dad was a shipping engineer and was one of the few people in Ukraine who could travel abroad. In his luggages he would bring back clothing and cosmetics from all over the world, for my mom to sell to friends and other students. People would pay 80 for one pair of Levi's jeans - the average monthly income of workers being 100.
Now whenever people question capitalism or the importance of fashion my mom is very skeptical -after all people would save up for a year to purchase a pair of Levi's from her and she lived a relatively comfortable life because she found a way to be a capitalist during communism.
This ep really reminded me of a great documentary I saw in Berlin a few years back: the English title is Comrade Couture, but the excellent German title is "Ein Traum in Erdbeerfolie", which translates to a "a dream in strawberry plastic" (i.e., the black plastic from the strawberry farms). It was all about the fashion and punk aesthetic in East Berlin in the 80s. Same kind of thing - whatever you could find for materials that was cheap or free, and crazypants fashion shows. If you can find it, check it out!
Thanks for your fabbo podcast - am enjoying this series immensely, as I have the others.
Loved the episode and the pod in general (longtime listener :-)
But tell us: did you sneak a photo of yourself into those Király fashion photos? I mean, the 8th one down - the black triangular dress and hat - the model is a dead ringer for Avery!
Dear Avery
I wanted to share a less public, but no less sincere, THANK Y0U! I tried on IG and Reddit, but could not find you so thought I would leave a comment here.
I've been a fan of your work since I first heard the exciting news from 99PI that you have your own podcast on the way. I have cherished each and every episode, not least of all for your buoyant and generous spirit. From learning about legendary Princess Liliuokalana writing Aloha Oe and being a founding designer for the 'aloha shirt' till your compelling conversation with Jason Jules on the idea of 'cool' and beyond.
The work in which you're involved is incredibly interesting, relevant, and just delightful to unpack and stimulate one's creative soul.
FYI I ended up having a lovely convo with Mr. Jules and now he follows me after I tagged him in a photo with my purple socks, one of his
iconic expressions. Our fashion
In languages of my home, IsiZulu, and isiXhosa, respectively, I say thank you: ngiyabonga; enkosi!
and in the language of my matrilineal line, I say share the sentiment in Hebrew: Toda!
Warm regards and hugs from sunny South Afrika,
Aaron, known as ASARIO
@AsarioTyro
@BienHabilleDesign
Loved this podcast! My mom was a university student in Odessa in Ukraine during the 1980s and fashion was an integral part of her life. Despite there being a select state sponsored clothing shops, there wasn't direct access to the clothes that people really wanted: Levi's, patent leather boots, cool bomber jackets, statement earrings. And my mom made a very large living supplying that demand. Her dad was a shipping engineer and was one of the few people in Ukraine who could travel abroad. In his luggages he would bring back clothing and cosmetics from all over the world, for my mom to sell to friends and other students. People would pay 80 for one pair of Levi's jeans - the average monthly income of workers being 100.
Now whenever people question capitalism or the importance of fashion my mom is very skeptical -after all people would save up for a year to purchase a pair of Levi's from her and she lived a relatively comfortable life because she found a way to be a capitalist during communism.
This was my favorite episode. I can feel the vibe. I grew up in this region. And learned a lot. Thank you
Hi Avery,
This ep really reminded me of a great documentary I saw in Berlin a few years back: the English title is Comrade Couture, but the excellent German title is "Ein Traum in Erdbeerfolie", which translates to a "a dream in strawberry plastic" (i.e., the black plastic from the strawberry farms). It was all about the fashion and punk aesthetic in East Berlin in the 80s. Same kind of thing - whatever you could find for materials that was cheap or free, and crazypants fashion shows. If you can find it, check it out!
Thanks for your fabbo podcast - am enjoying this series immensely, as I have the others.
Loved the episode and the pod in general (longtime listener :-)
But tell us: did you sneak a photo of yourself into those Király fashion photos? I mean, the 8th one down - the black triangular dress and hat - the model is a dead ringer for Avery!
Is there a way to purchase either of the two books linked?
Not so aware of fashion but this guy did some cool stuff. Did you get source materials on you visits to Budapest? Be well. Paul