Retro: commercial nationalism & revisionist history
Agnes Pataki at early 1970s photo shoot, now refigured as a Hungarian “super model” from the era
Getting ready for a “Hair” party, 2015Hungarian-language performance of Hair, the musical. Summer 2021. “Hair” musical performances and themed parties, 2015 and 2021. The musical Hair, was a hit in the early 1970s in the U.S. In Hungary, it became a phenomenon in the 1980s after it was made as an American film (1979), directed by Milos Forman (Czechoslovak emigre), seen in Hungary in the early 1980s.
Retro Jeans. Hungarian-owned mall chain selling western street wear since the early 2000s (Not “National Retro”)Old moped in a Budapest cafe 2017Beloved retro branded dessert bar from the 1960s: Turo RudiRetro Neon Signs, this one of the logo for the national used book chain.“Retro” Beauty Salon 2021Retro Pizza in Tihány (tourist town) 2021Retro Poster for Csepel Motor Bikes, 2018