Carri Munden's label "Cassette Playa" is the
perfect example of a futuristic and ultra modern version of the 1980's - 1990's
"Second Summer of Love" style. Linking to my earlier post
"Psychedelic B-boy", I believe that Munden's designs have the mixture
of the B-boy style with the extremely colourful palette of a psychedelic
hippie.
Looking at the garment type and styling which is geared towards
the B-boy influence on the raver's style, Mundane has designed; sneakers/ trainers, matching shell suits,
large sportswear logos on show, gold chains, caps, graphic T's, loose jeans and
generally oversized clothing.
The image below on the left is a good representation of the
60's psychedelic influence on the second summer of love. Using the new
technology that we have available to us, such as digital printing Carri Mundane
has created a vibrant print mimicking the tie-dye and marbling techniques that
were used on garments during the "Summer of Love" and then carried
through to the "Second Summer of Love".
Carri Mundane has also collaborated with Nike to create a
pair of Cassette Playa Blazers, freshmag.com wrote that the colours used in the
high top sneaker reflect "the faded neon's of the eighties", just as
the multi coloured T-shirts were printed in the 80's
In an interview Carri Munden spoke about the fact that her
designs come from an interest in music and technology, as every DJ would have. Munden's
interest is mainly focused on the technology involved in circuit bending and
creating virtual video games. Whereas the DJ of the second summer of love era
would have mainly been interested in the
latest mixing technology to create the next big acid house track.
http://vimeo.com/85441559
This is a video clip of the work which Carri Mundane
produced in collaboration with Aaron Chan who created the special effects. This
creation was shown at the Tate Modern "Hyperlink" exhibition which
was aimed to encourage young people to get involved in the arts.
When she was interviewed by "The Daily Street" she
told them that "I live for metal, rave, industrial, EBM and garage and
grime.", this and that fact that she has " I referred to Cassette
Playa as luxury street wear brand" is a prime example of the strong link
between the culture in the Second Summer of Love and Carri Mundane's work as
she's influenced by her love of dance music and her market is still veered
towards urban street wear, just improved with luxury fabrics and technology.
