Annabelle Walsh

Happy birthday!!!

I just love that photo of Phil so much, I couldn’t help myself

Yep, the Dead commissioned Nudie Cohn to design custom suits some time in ‘72 and wore them on stage a few times in ‘72 and ‘73. At some point Phil’s ended up with someone else, but he was reunited with his suit in ‘06/‘07 and had Blakesberg photograph him in his suit in ‘07

Not sure how the “of” slipped in there but the point still stands. He is eminently soigné, elegant, chic, etc.

Digital illustration based on a photograph of Phil Lesh in his nudie suit, taken by Jay Blakesberg in 2007

Behold, my first Procreate illustration. An homage to the ultimate clotheshorse of

I love these. Can I add them to deadheadstylearchive.com with credit to you?

Closeup shot of two t shirts, each with colorful dancing skeletons.

@sartorialpsychic.bsky.social these were the first shirts I vended on tour - not my design. Two successive years, 1984 and 85. I always liked this rainbow print technique with a single screen and pull. In case you haven't seen these specific ones

Graeme Boone presents about the scales that produce the Bird Song melody

from @cubsgirl1825's presentation on the Dead and camp, depicting Bob Weir meme POV you're a woman 11 1/2 deet tall weighing approx 320 pounds

Presentation by @satorialpsychic.bsky.social on resale value of Dead bootleg shirts

Brian Dyke presents on using Dark Star as healing modality for non-Deadheads in withdrawal

sadly bidding adieu to albuquerque & the brilliant freaks of the grateful dead scholars' caucus, a just exactly perfect escape from consensus reality. mind & heart full, brain & body crisped. presentations by @cubsgirl1825.bsky.social, @sartorialpsychic.bsky.social, & others described in alt text!

Phil Lesh wearing his custom Nudie suit on stage at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, 2/19/73

Phil Lesh, the ultimate clotheshorse, fashioned in his nudie suit and a pair of black sunglasses, 2007. Photograph by Jay Blakesberg.

Happy Nudie-versary to Phil “Phashion Icon” Lesh, who wore his custom Nudie suit on stage in Chicago 53 years ago today. As far as I know, he wasn’t photographed in his suit again until 2007, shortly after it came back into his possession

Surely there’s a descendant of Pigasus the Immortal who could secure the nomination in 2028

Percy the Persian cat is pictured laying in his striped sofa bed, gazing upwards

Taking a break from writing to remind everyone that my cat is frighteningly cute

ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."

Woman on the right was using her walker to advance into the tear gas

Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.

Cannot wait for your presentation! Same with my coworker (she even texted me about it)

Yep, I had someone submit a bunch of Donohue shirts to the Deadhead Style Archive and asked me to keep the submissions anonymous for similar reasons

I bet you had some cool ones

So glad you’ll be there! “Inversions of authenticity” was my attempt at conveying how the technically “inauthentic” (i.e. bootleg/fan-made/lot shirts, whatever you wish to call them) tend to command higher resale value, presumably b/c they’re considered a more “authentic” expression of fan identity

Photograph of the front of a bootleg Grateful Dead t-shirt from 1979. The shirt is a faded black single-stitch t-shirt featuring a hand-drawn composite image that draws from the artworks of various Grateful Dead albums from the 1970s.

Close-up of the front graphic printed on a black t-shirt. Graphic is a composite of artworks from various Grateful Dead albums. Members of the band are depicted riding cars and motorcycles along the street from the Shakedown Street album cover. On the far left is the artwork from Terrapin Station, above which are the words “Live Dead.” Upper right corner features Phillip Garris’ “the fiddler” character from Blues for Allah. Composition is framed on the bottom by the phrase “The Dead live in concert 1979” written in all caps white text.

Close-up of the back graphic of a black t-shirt. Graphic features a skull with the words “Grateful Dead” scrawled across the top in black letters. Inside the left eye socket is Gilbert Shelton’s “invisible pimp” character from the Dead’s Shakedown Street album art. Inside the right eye socket is Stanley Mouse’s ice cream kid character from the Europe ‘72 album art. Below the skull are the words “U.S. tour 1979”

In preparation for this year’s Dead Scholars Caucus, I’ve catalogued hundreds of vintage Dead t-shirts sold on eBay. This shirt from 1979 (which recently sold for $341.96) is easily one of the coolest I’ve seen

Tag on an Aritzia dress which reads: “Effortless Satin: Thjs garment is made with Effortless Satin — drapey, lightweight Japanese satin with a glossy look and feel”

Satin can be made out of silk, but it can also be made out of polyester — as is the case with this 100% polyester satin dress from Aritzia, which retails for $148

I swear so many brands capitalize on consumers’ lack of material literacy by positioning satin as something luxurious. They know many consumers conflate silk and satin, however, the former is a fiber and the latter is a weave structure

luck (surviving)

And lest we forget his extensive collection of dolphin shirts

Penelope Tree photographed by Richard Avedon for Vogue, October 1967

Jean Shrimpton for Vogue, March 1969

Grace Coddington photographed by Terence Donovan for Harper’s Bazaar, 1964

Bob Weir for Barney’s, September 1989

The 1960s had The Tree (Penelope), The Shrimp (Jean), and The Cod (Grace). But in 1989, a fresh new face burst onto the fashion scene, and they called him The Weir

Haha, I love that Jacob Gallagher wrote about this. Although I will forever maintain that Phil was the true Fashion Icon of the Grateful Dead

Bob Weir posing in a print ad for Barney’s, September 1989. Bobby stands cross-foot while holding a lit lighter, sporting a black three-button jacket over a black mock turtleneck and black pants. Caption reads: "There's more to life than applause. (We're grateful to shed some light.)"

I find it odd and deeply unsettling that I’ve yet to see any obit mention Bob Weir’s prolific career as a fashion model

Most of the Time - Bob Weir and The National - TRI Studios - 3/24/12 YouTube video by htaylor2004

🧶 of Bob Weir singing cowboy poets. There is a version of this song where he introduces it as from his favorite cowboy poet and you can hear the audience guessing everyone but that cowboy poet Bob Dylan. No one did this song better than Weir. youtu.be/h9MoMDuKUgM?...

Oh I hope that works out! I’m considering going to the Cap but it’s such a trek

Educators, you can bring Bob Weir into the classroom using his profile from NYC’s Hidden Voices: Americans with Disabilities in United States History. You can download it here: www.weteachnyc.org/resources/re...

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