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A VERY RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A PERSONAL CLOTHING ITEM OF EARL SCRUGGS
THIS WILL LOOK GREAT DISPLAYED IN A LARGE JERSEY FRAME WITH A COPY OF THE MAGAZINE SHOWING EARL WEARING AND PERFORMING IN THIS VERY OUTFIT !Blye of Florence Outfit Worn by Earl Scruggs on Pickin\'Magazine (January 1977)
Earl Scruggs, the legendary banjo pioneer who transformed Americantraditional music with his innovative three-finger picking style,frequently broke stylistic boundaries not only in his musicalarrangements but also in his personal presentation during the 1970sera of the Earl Scruggs Revue.]A prime example of this countercultural yet refined aesthetic iscaptured on the cover of the January 1977 issue of Pickin\'magazine, where Scruggs is famously featured wearing adistinctive, custom-designed leather and suede patchwork ensemblecrafted by the luxury Florentine fashion house Blye of Florence.This outfit epitomized the fusion of high-end Italian sartorialcraftsmanship with the eclectic, earth-toned fashion sensibilities of1970s roots and progressive country-rock musicians.
The garment itself is an intricately tailored,multi-paneled suede and leather coat or jacket featuring contrastingearth tones—predominantly deep tans, rich chocolates, and rustbrowns—seamlessly stitched together with exposed decorative leatherlacing and intricate yoke detailing. Blye of Florence, knownduring the 1960s and 1970s for importing ultra-luxurious, handcraftedItalian leather goods and statement outerwear popular amongentertainers and trendsetters, constructed the piece with a dramaticcollar and structured lines that bridged traditional Europeantailoring with rustic Americana. Worn over a patterned shirt with awide-collared 1970s silhouette, this high-fashion Italian creationcontrasted sharply with the traditional overalls or modest suits wornby early bluegrass musicians, visually signaling Scruggs’stransition into a modern, genre-bending artist who comfortably sharedstages with rock and folk icons like The Byrds, Bob Dylan, and theNitty Gritty Dirt Band.
This would look great in a large shadow box frame (not included) see last photo.
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