Dress for protest: Occupy Boston gear and accessories
Photographers encountering Occupy Boston and similar occupations gravitate towards folks dressed or coiffed distinctively. Unusual looking people make photos more interesting. But the truth is, most people in the Occupy Boston community dress pretty boring without much hint of a hippie, hipster, or any of the other cultural stereotypes being associated with the movement. Visually, the most noticeable thing about many Occupy Boston protestors is the gear and accessories they carry.
These can jokingly be called “protest-ssories” but they have more serious uses than fashion. Just five days before Occupy Boston took Dewey Square, Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna used his pepper spray on protestors in New York, and that image is still strong in people’s minds. Police haven’t used pepper spray on Occupy Boston, but much of the gear carried by local occupiers is designed to protect against it. While none of the items listed here are just for show, if enough are worn properly at the same time, even a devotedly non-violent occupier can look like a total bad-ass.
Kate Spade New York – Spring 2012
The exuberant Australian artist, Florence Broadhurst, is the creative ignition to this season’s bold colors and gloriously uplifting prints. Prim with a rebellious edge the collection encapsulates this maverick artist’s spirit: delicious summer dresses and perfectly tailored short suits – fit for garden parties – are off-set by quirky cool accessories like neon-bright sandals and pop color clutches in zesty hues.
Delving into the Broadhurst archive, inspiration came, not only from the notoriously divine botany-derived prints but also from the artist herself.
Broadhurst’s colorful life – travelling on an ocean liner to Shanghai from Australia as part of the Globe Trotters acting troupe, then setting up a finishing school where she mingled with the height of society – is played out across the collection.
Sea flag colors and jaunty nautical stripes add a kick to svelte shift dresses and crisp A-line skirts. Luggage is utterly irresistible as retro suitcase shapes are embellished with Broadhurst’s bold Japanese Floral print. The statement bag for the season makes a splash; the New Bond Street Florence satchel bag, in flo coral sumptuous leather, exudes elegance with a wink of classic charm.
Just five days before Occupy Boston took Dewey Square, Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna used his pepper spray on protestors in New York, and that image is still strong in people's minds. Police haven't used pepper spray on Occupy Boston,
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