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Woodstock Icon's Dress Found at Vintage Store
20 May
Summary
- Woodstock's 'Wine Bottle Girl' Jeannie Whitworth attends a vintage store event.
- A dress, an exact copy of one worn at Woodstock, is for sale for $500.
- Whitworth shares memories of the iconic 1969 music festival and her book.
Jeannie Whitworth, famously captured in a 1969 Life magazine photo as "The Girl with the Wine Bottle" at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, is set to appear at a vintage clothing store. The store, Rocket to Saturn Vintage in Pensacola, is showcasing a dress that is an exact replica of the one Whitworth wore during the iconic festival. This vintage piece is priced at $500, alongside a pair of accompanying jeans.
Whitworth, who will be at the store to meet fans, will also be selling copies of her book, "The Girl with the Wine Bottle." Her photograph, taken barefoot in a muddy field with a wine bottle in hand, became an enduring image of the "three days of peace & music." The article details her journey from running away from home at 15 to experiencing the counterculture of the late 1960s and eventually attending Woodstock.
The dress itself, described as a tunic-style micro-mini in cream with paisley undertones and fringe, was designed by Victor Bijou. While Whitworth doesn't own her original dress, the replica at Rocket to Saturn has stirred significant interest, offering a tangible connection to a pivotal moment in music history. Whitworth continues to embody the spirit of peace and love, albeit without the drugs, that she experienced at Woodstock.
