The Beat Look: Nonconformist Fashion
October 4—November 30, 2008
1104 South Wabash Avenue
First Floor
Building Hours:
Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-11 p.m.
Saturday 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sunday 12 p.m.-6 p.m.
The Beat “look” contrasted with the fashions and styles of mainstream America. However, what many people today identify as the Beat look is actually based more on popular images and stereotypes of the Beats, gleaned from Beat related movies, TV shows and comic strips. Even during the Beat era many young people embraced a Beat inspired look based more on these popular images than any affiliation with the authentic Beat lifestyle.
The Fashion Columbia Study Collection presents a display of clothing styles inspired by Beat related movies—Pull My Daisy, The Subterraneans, Funny Face, and Naked Lunch.
