Post #396352 by Tipsy McStagger on Thu, Jul 24, 2008 7:38 PM

..actually, i think fezzes were being associated with the lounge/cocktail culture before shag started painting them....i seem to remember a long time back before shag's art was even near the level it has become that folks were see at those early gallery openings and cocktail parties wearing fezzes....it just kinda happened all of sudden together.....the convergence of fez, tiki, lounge....

this brings to mind another great look that i wouldn't mind duplicating and harkens back to old 60's spy films.....and korla pandit.....none other than the turban!!!...i remember a great scene in "our man flint" where the hero, james colburn eludes the villians in the bar by slipping into the restroom, turning his tuxedo inside out so that now it was a white suit and then wrapping a towel around his head like a turban...and i believe he slipped some shades on and then walked out into the bar....it's classic...

there is a neighborhood here in north chicago that is predominately middle eastern with all sorts of cool shops and they sell pre- wrapped turbans, which are basically turbans that behave like hats..just put it on your head and go..no wrapping everytime you want to wear it.....it's like clip -on neckties!!

they come in different colors..but sadly, since 9/11 and all the mideastern craziness going on, it would probably not be such a good idea to adopt that look at this point in time.....damn.