
The Secret History of the Iconic Fringe Jacket
Clip: Season 12 Episode 5 | 2m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
A historian explains the many ways the fringe jacket's meaning has changed over time.
"The Autry Museum’s Chief Curator Carolyn Brucken breaks down the long, storied history of an instantly recognizable fashion staple: the fringe jacket. Brucken says that the fringe jacket and its design had its roots in the early frontier, but that its meaning has changed throughout the decades to become a symbol of the American West, a fashion item for the counterculture of the 1960s and ‘70s
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The Secret History of the Iconic Fringe Jacket
Clip: Season 12 Episode 5 | 2m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
"The Autry Museum’s Chief Curator Carolyn Brucken breaks down the long, storied history of an instantly recognizable fashion staple: the fringe jacket. Brucken says that the fringe jacket and its design had its roots in the early frontier, but that its meaning has changed throughout the decades to become a symbol of the American West, a fashion item for the counterculture of the 1960s and ‘70s
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