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WWDs original coverage of Woodstock from 1969

Woodstock After 40 Years

40 years have passed since those three dirty, sunny, music-soaked days in Bethel, N.Y.

In the articles below, rock stars, designers, managers and concert-goers alike divulge to WWD how Woodstock affected them — and American culture at large.

WWD's Original Coverage of Woodstock in 1969

Piece Offering: Designers' Woodstock-Inspired Sketches

Designers have flirted with Woodstock style for decades, going back to Yves Saint Laurent and his peasant tops. But what about young designers who are more likely to wax nostalgic about “Desperately Seeking Susan” and Nineties grunge? WWD asked them for their takes on the era’s fringe, flowers, beads and bell bottoms.

UGG 31 Philip Lim LNA Frankie B Creatures of the Wind

Woodstock-Inspired Fields of Fashion

The unfolding of the hippie-chic look, so often attributed to Woodstock, dates more accurately to the Summer of Love and 1967 San Francisco, where Levi’s and peasant blouses spilled out of Haight Street storefronts and onto Dolores Park frolickers.

Behind-the-Scenes Video From the WWD Fashion Shoot

A psychedelic poster for Ang Lee’s upcoming movie “Taking Woodstock”

Woodstock Inc.

Woodstock has long since traveled to the marketing mainstream. But the cascade of retro merch ahead of its 40th anniversary brings with it a dose of irony.

New Documentary Does the Time Warp

The crowd at the Woodstock festival in 1969

The Making of the Myth

Some historical events are palpably momentous from the second they occur. Pearl Harbor. The fall of the Berlin wall. The first time man walked on the moon. The Woodstock Music and Art Fair wasn’t one of them.

The Woodstock poster

High Art

Feelings of free love and flower power fueled more than just infectious music. Indeed, long before Richie Havens launched into “High Flyin’ Bird” at Woodstock, Sixties counterculture had given rise to a visual art that was just as subversive and era-defining as the sounds of the time.

Musician Richie Havens on the Incredible Show

Forty years later, an elegant, grown-up Havens continues to play festivals with the same enthusiasm he had at Woodstock. Here, he shares some reflections with WWD.

Behind the Music with Manager Bill Thompson

Arlo Guthrie Reflects on Wilder Days

Folk singing scion Arlo Guthrie, son of Woody, was a mere 19 years old when he took the stage to perform at Woodstock. The singer spoke with WWD from his Washington, Mass., home.

A Long, Strange Trip

With all the off-stage antics — free love, full frontal, mud baths — it’s easy to forget that Woodstock was first and foremost a concert. While the audience certainly stole some of the spotlight, the professionals provided their share of entertainment — musical and otherwise. Here, a rundown of the show’s rock ’n’ rollers, including tiffs, riffs, should’ves, would’ves, what they wore and where they are now.

Mass Appeal: Behind Today's Top Music Festivals

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