'Hippie Modernism' party at the Walker is far out

Partygoers at Walker Art Center's preview of "Hippie Modernism: The Struggle for Utopia" embraced their own takes on psychedelic style.

For the Minnesota Star Tribune
October 28, 2015 at 5:42PM

Alexandria Cochran, 24

Alaina Peterson, 24

Q: Who are your '60s icons?

Alaina: Edie Sedgwick.

Alexandria: Twiggy.

Brenda Cornwell, 54

Steve Cornwell, 61

"We had a Beatle-themed wedding and these jackets were worn in the ceremony. We saw Paul McCartney in concert five times last year."

Ini Iyamba, 42

Q: What does counterculture mean to you?

A: Stepping outside the box, creating your own movement.

Marie Zangs, 57

Zangs wore an ivory top and jeans from Free People, a Ralph Lauren vest, a vintage 1970s leather bag and Bed|Stü platform sandals.

Sidney Nambangi, 27

Q: What do you like about '60s style?

A: Certainly the jackets. The shades, go-go boots. The outlandish, the militaristic and the Space Age.

Quinn Wilson, 22

Q: Describe the modern hippie.

A: My boyfriend, Jake Heinitz. Apart from the fact that he owns more tie-dye than I'd like to admit and has a thing for walking barefoot in public, his ideals regarding music and wellness seem inspired by the hippie culture.

Brenda Cornwell, Steve Cornwell
2. Brenda and Steve Cornwell wore “Sgt. Pepper’s”-inspired costumes. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Alexandria Cochran, Alaina Peterson
1. Alexandria Cochran and Alaina Peterson (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Ini Iyamba, Danielle St. Germain-Gordon, Richard Moody, Jeffrey Meanza
Ini Iyamba, Danielle St. Germain-Gordon, Richard Moody, Jeffrey Meanza (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Ini Iyamba
3. Ini Iyamba (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Jennifer Bussey, Ellie Knoll, Kristina Knudson
Jennifer Bussey, Ellie Knoll, Kristina Knudson (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Marie Zangs
4. Marie Zangs (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Quinn Wilson
6. Quinn Wilson (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Sidney Nambangi
5. Sidney Nambangi (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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