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| John and Yoko demonstrating their week long Bed-In for Peace at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam, 1969. |
They married March 20, 1969 and, using that publicity, staged a week long peaceful sit-in protest in their room at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel for their honeymoon. They "consummated" their marriage by sitting up in bed, fully clothed, and talking of peace and love... for a week straight. They allowed film cameras in to document the entire Bed-In and then later turned it into a documentary. They later held another Bed-In in Montreal with guests like Timothy Leary.
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I've been listening to The Beatles since I can remember, in fact I'm pretty sure there isn't one member of my family who doesn't like them. I've heard all the stories of who had a crush on who when they were younger and their reactions to that fatal day in 1980 when John Lennon was shot outside his home in New York City. So when I found out that this month held the National Bed-In for Peace Day I asked my intern, Lily to team up with me and do a photo shoot highlighting some of our vintage collection and promote an upcoming vintage sale in honor of John and Yoko.
I went through our racks in West Yarmouth and pulled a few fun iconic pieces including a 1960's Mod Mini, a short and sweet satin 1980's dress, and a 1960's Gunne Sax that looks like it came straight out of Woodstock! The day of the shoot, I hit the racks in our West Dennis store and found a few fabulous frocks including a 1930's day dress and a sparkling 1980's cocktail. Just when I thought I was done, Tammy, the boss lady said, "What about the Pucci?" and I stopped dead in my tracks. The Pucci. The rarest and most expensive item in the shop. We have never seen it on anyone so of course it needed to be photographed! So with the Pucci in tow, we headed to the location (my old bedroom at my parent's house) and started shooting.
I went through our racks in West Yarmouth and pulled a few fun iconic pieces including a 1960's Mod Mini, a short and sweet satin 1980's dress, and a 1960's Gunne Sax that looks like it came straight out of Woodstock! The day of the shoot, I hit the racks in our West Dennis store and found a few fabulous frocks including a 1930's day dress and a sparkling 1980's cocktail. Just when I thought I was done, Tammy, the boss lady said, "What about the Pucci?" and I stopped dead in my tracks. The Pucci. The rarest and most expensive item in the shop. We have never seen it on anyone so of course it needed to be photographed! So with the Pucci in tow, we headed to the location (my old bedroom at my parent's house) and started shooting.
All Vintage 20% Off!
March 20th - 23rd
(Thurs. - Sun.)
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| early 1970's Emilio Pucci silk dress (34" bust, 26" waist) $800 |
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| 1960's Gunne Sax San Francisco dress size small $150 |
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| Vintage floral hat ($20) and lace gloves ($15) |
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| 1960's Silk Mod Mini dress size small $60 |
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| 1930's Day Dress with Velvet Bow size small/medium $20 |
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| 1980's Sequined Body Con dress size small $125 |
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| 1980's Teal Satin Party dress size small $40 and Patent Leather Boating hat $20 |
To view the entire shoot click here!
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