1950s beatnik

From jazz bars and spoken word poetry to berets and black turtlenecks, we chart the evolution of beat from subversive to chic

Model and actress Vikki Dougan smoking a pipe in 1956. . . . . . 📸 Photo by Earl Leaf . . . . . #vikkidougan #1950s #50s #vintagestyle #history #smokingpipes #smoke #smoking #pipesmoking #artisanpipes #pipe #pipestagram #pipelover #pipecommunity #instagrampipecommunity #igpc #smokeeveryday #smokedaily #cannabiscommunity #stonedsociety #stonernation #cannabisconnoisseur #cannabiscures #highsociety #weedfeed #girlswhosmoke #shesmokes #ganjagirls #girlswhotoke #420girls

noirish Los Angeles Found City Photos

We Go Together - Captured by Lincoln Pilcher, models Wang Xiao, Lily Zhi and Zhao Lei get caught in a love triangle for the March edition of Vogue China.

The woman who epitomizes French chic.

In a look at some recently reprinted classic works by the Beats, Chronicle writer Dale Smith examines why being on the road was such a dangerous place -- and why it no longer is.

The transition of fashion from one decade to another played itself like a song on repeat. The ruling tenure of trends and brands was going to see a shortening of age and all of this happened in the…

Beatnik