Sign up FAST! Login

Old Cool: A Photographic Journey into the Lost College Parties of the 1970s


Stashed in: 1970s

To save this post, select a stash from drop-down menu or type in a new one:

The fabled bacchanalia of the ’70s is a time today’s hipsters all yearn for, but are never really sure existed.

This work, now being gradually unveiled through Jang’s first-ever Instagram account, uncovers moments of playful hedonism, private exchanges between lovers and dancers, and images of artists coming into their own. His series serves as a send-up to the period in life in which our identity stumbles, interests sharpen, the beer always flows, and fun seems bottomless: college. Some notable faces like Michael Richards, Ravi Shankar, and David Hasselhoff filter in between shots of nude and drunken nights, campus wanderings, and students recording passionately in the classroom.

You May Also Like: