Malikah Fashion Festival: Muslim, Jewish and Sikh Wear
The fashion of modest Muslim, Jewish and Sikh men and women is the inspiration of the Malikah Festival held this weekend. KBCS’s Yuko Kodama interviewed Chema Oh, organizer for the Malikah Festival and Owner of Boutique Al Firdaws located in Redmond’s Muslim Association of Puget Sound (MAPS) building this week. They discuss the power of the hijab.
The Malikah Festival is hosted in partnership with the City of Redmond and Zena Consulting. The event is this Saturday, May 6th at the Redmond Senior Center from 4pm to 8pm. It’s free and open to all.
Counter Couture: Fashion from the 1960’s and 1970’s
Between the civil rights movement, Vietnam War protests and sheer numbers of teenage baby boomers, the US saw a true revolution in politics, style and fashion between the mid 60s and 70’s. This week, we highlight counter culture fashion with University of Washington instructor and guest curator of the Bellevue Arts Museum’s current exhibit, Counter Couture, Michael Cepress. The exhibit running through January 10th, 2016
The Love Family, 1970s
Photo: Courtesy of Love and Honesty Isreal
John Sebastian at Anaheim Stadium
Photo: Jerry de Wilde
Scrumbly Koldewyn – Doily Outfit, 1972
Photo: Jerry Wainwright. As pictured in Native Funk and Flash (Scrimshaw Press, 1974)
Kaisik Wong – Red Ray and Orange Ray, 1974
Photo: Courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Welfare (Winner: Levi’s Denim Art Contest), 1974
Photo: Sam Haskins © All Rights. The Sam Haskins Estate 2015.
Mary Ann Schildknecht – Embroidered Top and Skirt
Photo: Jerry Wainwright As pictured in Native Funk and Flash (Scrimshaw Press, 1974)
100% Birgitta (Bjerke)
Ibiza, 1969
Photo: Karl Ferris
Producer: Yuko Kodama
Photo: Karl Ferris of fashion by 100% Birgitta
Music: Aja West and the Mackrosoft “gynacamastia”
