Recent Anthropological Finding Collage 5.25” x 3.25”
We have read of the cargo cults of the South Pacific–the natives of Vanatuu whom have forged an entire belief system from the flotsam and jetsam from passing ships. What is little known is that among the treasures brought ashore from the sea was an extensive library of training films from the 1950s. These films, covering everything from oral hygiene to auto repair have had a profound effect on the islanders belief system. For as they learned in the 1952 training film, Groomed for Success, nothing says respectability like a clean and pressed gray flannel suit. Using plant fibers, chewed to softness, natives fashion vintage Brooks Brothers-style suits just like those worn by executives fifty years ago.