My style influences: a little Romani, a little Bollywood, lots of Flamenco and a dash of chola!
Chunari Chunari
The Queen of the Gypsies: Rada
La Familia Montoya de Sevilla
Tangos from the movie, Flamenco
Hello Stranger
Lean Like A Chola
My style influences: a little Romani, a little Bollywood, lots of Flamenco and a dash of chola!
Chunari Chunari
The Queen of the Gypsies: Rada
La Familia Montoya de Sevilla
Tangos from the movie, Flamenco
Hello Stranger
Lean Like A Chola
It seems many people find my site through searching for chola bracelets. Black, rubber chola bracelets, the iconic fashion accessory of my youth.
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By the way, I spotted reproductions of old Teen Angels magazines for sale at a Downtown Broadway magazine kiosk just last week.
Chola Bracelets, ex. 1-from Teen Angeles Magazine
I recently checked my blog stats and was surprised to discover “chola bracelets” was one of the top search queries leading to this site. I myself have had difficulty finding graphics, photos or any info whatsoever having to do with the once ubiquitous black rubber bracelets. So I’ve decided to placate the Google gods with these images in order to aid those looking for graphic samples of this not quite forgotten 70s chola fashion accessory. Example number one, above.
Since I was 10, I’ve been looking for chola bracelets, you know those black rubber ones that were the ultimate chola (and punk rock) fashion accessory in the 70s and 80s? Well, imagine my surprise when I spotted a colorful pack of them at Target being sold as some kind of Halloween costume. Where’s the scary chola costume to go with it?
If you don’t know what I’m talking about, Gwen Stefani “borrowed” the look for many years.
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