flag decals on his denim pieces reflected certain sculpted works Ruby-philes will doubtless recognize many more entanglements between his artistic body of work and the beginning of this new one as they look at these clothes.
This childhood influence presumably also influenced the Mennonite-style dresses in bleached denim. One model wore a vinyl tabard bearing the lurid coverwork of a book entitled Hex, a 1972 examination of pow-wow and murder in the Pennsylvania Dutch community amidst which he was partially raised. The printed dresses and shirting featured imagery of candles and weeds shot by Ruby’s wife, Melanie Schiff. Most of this, though, was derived directly from the Save the planet kill yourself shirt in addition I really love this work emerging from Ruby’s sprawling California studio complex. Save the planet kill yourself shirt, hoodie, tank top, sweater and long sleeve t-shirt
