![]() ![]() Orders typically ship the next business day. Orders after 2pm EST ship the next business day. Prices and estimated delivery times are available at checkout. Priority shipping is available for a fee. Pre-Orders ship at different times and up to two months from date of purchase. Orders should arrive within 7-10 business days after processing time. Grateful Dead Navy Dancing Bears Belt. Officially licensed Grateful Dead merchandise. No matter what, compliments are coming your way! You don't need a "lot" T-shirt to pay tribute to your favorite group! These bears are subtle enough to wear to the office yet if you know, you know. ![]() If you have a special buckle to add to this Grateful Dead Navy Dancing Bears Belt, it can easily be replaced at home.Ĭonstructed with 100% leather tabs, cotton webbing, a solid brass buckle (nickel-free) and woven ribbon, this leather ribbon, Grateful Dead Navy Dancing Bears Belt provides an attractive and casual look for everyday use. The leather straps are well designed for durability while the copper buckle (equally durable and nickel free) compliments the aesthetic of the piece. With a rich navy base and thoughtfully spaced, colorful dancing bears, the Grateful Dead Navy Dancing Bears Belt is an easy choice with any outfit. ![]() Well, if you need a belt or just want something spicy to add to your wardrobe, you've come to the right place! This high-quality, Grateful Dead Navy Dancing Bears Belt knows how to stand out in a crowd and yet compliment your attire. These are meant to be worn on the middle hole! For example, if you usually wear a 34, get a 36. NOTE: Please order a size up from your usual waist measurement. From there, Deadheads began creating their own merchandise featuring the dancing bears including bootleg stickers and shirts to name a few, and the symbol was forevermore associated with the Dead." Final Sale. Because the bears were featured on the album art as well as within the social sphere of communal drug use at the band’s live performances, they quickly became a symbol deeply entwined with the culture of listening to the Grateful Dead. What does this have to do with the dancing bears you ask?Īctually a lot! Following the release of the Dead’s album, the bears motif began appearing on Stanley’s LSD blotter art, which also just so happened to be widely circulated at most Grateful Dead concerts at the time. In addition to being the band’s sound engineer, Owsley Stanley was also one of the world’s first private LSD manufacturers. The Bears originally appeared on the back cover of the Grateful Dead’s Bear’s Choice album launching the design into the public eye, but this album circulation only accounted for a portion of the rapid fame attributed to the bears. The actual principal design for the style of bear we now commonly associate with the Grateful Dead was born from a 36-point lead type slug featuring a generic bear print that Thomas found and used as his primary artistic inspiration. There is also speculation that the moniker “Dancing Bear” was attributed to Stanley in reference to his peculiar choice of dance moves at concerts while high on acid. The choice to create a symbol using bears as the focal point stems from Owsley Stanley’s nickname “Bear” given to him by childhood friends as a result of his excessive chest hair. In addition to these ubiquitous graphics, Thomas also designed the art for the The Dead’s Steal Your Face and Live Dead as well as the logo for Alembic, an American manufacturer of high-end electric guitars, basses and preamps started by Owsley Stanley, the Grateful Dead’s sound engineer. Thomas actually has a long history tied with The Dead having co-designed the band’s iconic “Lightning Bolt” logo with Owsley Stanley in 1969 as a means of keeping track of the band’s equipment while on tour. ![]() The dancing bear design was originally created by artist and renaissance man Bob Thomas for use on the back of the Grateful Dead’s 1973 album The History of the Grateful Dead, Volume 1 (Bear’s Choice). A Design Born from Artistic Collaboration ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |