Bamboo Kitsch

Bamboo in Popular Culture
What does kitsch have to do with bamboo? Have you ever been to a Tiki bar (find one here), there's bamboo everywhere. Kitsch is defined as "produced for popular appeal". Check out the funky, odd, "American Cultural" mishaps that include bamboo.

House of Bamboo
Filmed in 1955, a hard-boiled crime drama set in Japan following World War II. Directed by Samuel Fuller, staring Robert Stack and Robert Ryan.

Bamboo Shoes?
Designed by Gucci, and they're so hot they sold out before they even hit the shelves!

Bamboo Records
Cool record label design for a 45 RPM - Gene Chandler's record label, he is the "Duke of Earl".

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