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Categories / Books, Film and TV

Mad Men: The Illustrated World

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One of my favourite television shows of recent years and undoubtedly a huge influence on women’s fashion, I think we can expect to see more and more Mad Men inspired products. Mad Men: The Illustrated World, at least, is officially endorsed and retains the wit, charm and style of the programme.

Illustrator Dyna Moe illustrates the world of 1960s Madison Avenue and adds a good deal of humour. There are cocktail recipes from Sally Draper, tips for aging philanderers on hotel liaisons and instructions for recreating hairdos of the period.

The book is released on 25 November, but you can order it now from Amazon for the reduced price of £6.49.

Categories / Books, Men's Fashion

Fashionisto: A Century of Style Icons book by Simone Werle

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Fashionisto

The pick of trend-setting males on the last century, that's what Fashionisto: A Century of Style Icons by Simone Werle promises.

A 176-page hardback book, it offers up 50 men from the last 100 years, all of whom have created a look or a style that's left it's mark on the world. That includes Fred Astaire, Bryan Ferry, Truman Capote, Che Guevara, George Clooney, Boy George, Don Johnson, Johnny Depp or Kurt Cobain to name just a few. Even 'fictional' characters like Ziggy Stardust and James Bond too.

All of those and many more are featured in double page spreads with glossy full colour pictures and 'Simon Werle's acute observations, anecdotes, and historical insight'. Certain to raise a few eyebrows, as well as a few voices in disagreement, it's available now via Prestel Publishing, £12.99 gets you a copy.

Find out more at the Amazon website

Via His Knibs

Categories / Books, Christmas, Design and Interiors

Book plate gift wrap sets from Present & Correct

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Without mentioning the word, it's soon to be that time of year when you'll need some wrapping paper close to hand. For a more stylish than Santa option, take a look at these new book plate gift wrap sets from Present & Correct.

Each set contains four sheets of paper with a different design. The sheets all reference classic book plates from the 1940s and 50s, using eye-catching geometric patterns. To add the finishing touch, each sheet bears the inscription 'This gift belongs to' in the place of where a book lover would normally claim their ownership, therefore eliminating the need for separate address labels.

Both good-looking and time-saving, a set costs £6.75.

Buy them online

Categories / Architecture, Books, Homeware

Shire Publications “The 1960s Home”

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Shire Publications specialises in small potted guides to history and hobbies, with an emphasis very much on the quaint and British. Published this month is The 1960s Home, the latest in their series documenting the British home throughout the Twentieth Century.

The 1960s was a rise in owner-occupiers which led to an increased interest in furnishings and luxury goods. Whilst there are many books out there already that focus on the designer furniture and styles of this period, the Shire book looks at the housing and interiors that would be typical of the average home. The little book is just 56 pages long, but covers architecture, textiles, pottery and glass, kitchen and bathrooms, mixing informative text with illustrations.

You can buy The 1960s Home directly from the Shire website, priced £6.99.

Categories / Books, Design and Interiors

Custom Lettering of the 60s and 70s edited by Rian Hughes

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Back in the days before computers, designers had to draw everything by hand, which produced some truly unique lettering, the likes of which are celebrated in this book “Custom Lettering of the 60s and 70s”.

Across 576 pages, editor Rian Hughes has collected together over 4,500 examples of headline type from the two decades. Most of the book is dedicated to the designs from the 1960s, with a whole section devoted to psychedelic styles. Whilst most the Sixties’ examples are in black & white (my only small criticism of the book), the smaller section on the Seventies is a riot of colour.

The book is available to buy from Amazon, priced just under £24.

Categories / Books, Men's Fashion, Women's Fashion

Reviewed: Boutique London A History: King’s Road to Carnaby Street by Richard Lester

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Boutique

Over on our His Knibs site, we have a review of a book heading your way in a couple of days – Boutique London A History: King's Road to Carnaby Street by Richard Lester.

The title probably says it all. Published by ACC Ediitons, this 192-page book is part tourist guide from a bygone era, part history and part coffee table glossy, taking in retailers big and small from the early 60s to the mid-70s, but primarily focusing on swinging London at its height.

Check out the review now, with the book going on sale on September 30th 2010.

Boutique London by Richard Lester reviewed at His Knibs