In addition to being a Tribe member in the Broadway company of Hair, Charles designed lighted jackets, belts, and accessories that were used in Hair companies world wide. On each jacket over 200 lights operated in random order, powered by DC batteries.
Charles
Preston wearing one of his light jackets from the show. This photo was
taken with Charles sitting in the window of one of the upstairs dressing
rooms of the Biltmore, which fronted out onto the fire escape that came
down into the stage door alley.
Jacket
of Leadership.
The
Jacket of Convictions
Jacket
of Convictions lit
The
Jacket of Peace
The
Jacket of Peace lit
Light belts
Fire
Flight Pin
All photos this page courtesy of and copyright Charles M. Preston III.