If you're reading this and you own or you've owned a keffiyeh or shemagh and now you feel way too trendy wearing it but still love them, here's an interesting alternative from R by 45rpm. And if you're one of those kids claiming you rocked yours first and you're not in the military... Sorry that illustrious title goes to Chris Gibbs and Thugmoki from Japan. They wore them over ten years ago and got made fun of so outlets could sell them to every kid on Broadway today.
I've never been into trends but I am into individualism. And it kind of bums me out when really interesting pieces of style get oversaturated in the marketplace. But that's what's special about influential innovators they're onto something else before the rest of them...
i miss the triple fat goose trend...
Posted by: greenjeans | Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 01:18 PM
here's an interesting cultural treat for you:
"we" wore these scarfs in Germany around 88-92 in solidarity to the palestinian and lebanese struggle back then.
wearing one of these automatically stuck you in the left wing radical movement and made you a clear target for skinhead beatings which were administrated on the daily.
Posted by: steven | Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 07:04 AM
Wicked story.
Posted by: Jake Davis | Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 09:53 AM
Funny you posted this. I just bought the one the top right.
I figured it would be ideal for a long flight since my neck gets cold from the cabin temp. A regular cashmere number would be to bulky on a plane.
Posted by: citizen wayne | Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 09:06 PM
Incredible piece... Especially in that charcoal color.
Posted by: Jake Davis | Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 10:28 AM
These are called gamchas and can be bought on any street in India for about 50 cents and are used as towels. They are all handspun khadi (this means really cheap) and after washing once or twice super soft (you have to get the starch out). I can't believe they are marking them up to $263. If anyone wants the same thing for cheaper go to any Hare Krishna temple gift store and ask to purchase a gamcha.
Posted by: MBR | Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 11:36 AM
Although a traditional gamcha may be a reference point for these stoles by R by 45rpm, it's not the same thing. It's kind of like comparing a rickshaw to a Ferrari. In this world you almost always get what you pay for. Sorry...
Posted by: Jake Davis | Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 01:43 PM
Sorry guys, these scarves are more inspired by the krama, traditionnal cambodian scarf...
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/9650/krama1mh7.jpg
Posted by: Gnah | Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 05:48 AM