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From top: Max’s Kansas City; Jimi Hendrix performing at Woodstock in Falchi’s deerskin jacket.
Three decades later he is still turning out soft, slouchy handbags that are popular with a new generation of women—both musicians (Rihanna, Katy Perry) and non. “I have girls come up to me and say, ‘I love your bags—I carry my mom’s from the Seventies.’ I tell them, ‘I have a family to support; it’s time to buy a new one!’” Indeed, there are plenty of covetable styles to choose from: Falchi has reintroduced the mini Buffalo bag in an array of metallic skins. And in the spirit of his new Hamptons shop, he’s made beach totes in Sex Wax–inspired pastel python, with snakeskin surfboards to match. Now that’s rock ’n’ roll.
