If you have an interest in classic men's fashion of the mid-50s to the mid-60s, you might want to check out The Ivy Look by Graham Marsh and JP Gaul.
Pitched as 'an illustrated pocket guide', it's part heritage and part style guide for the ivy league look, dominant some 50 years back but still with a timeless appeal in the modern era for many.
The book is out now, but you can read a full review over at our His Knibs site.
We're massive fans of Orla Kiely here, be it her women's fashion, her bags, her homeware or her newly launched perfume . Her new book Pattern is yet another way to get a piece of her retro style.
The book is a chunky 304 pages, exploring the Orla Kiely trademark use of pattern in design. Double page spreads are devoted to some of her most famous patterns such as the instantly recognisable stem design. These are shown alongside shots of her own home and studio, perfect for a touch of interiors inspiration.
The perfect book to put on your Orla Kiely Rowan coffee table but a lot more affordable – the title retails at £25 or is currently selling for £16.46 on Amazon.
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An interesting book from 40+ years ago is getting a reissue very soon – Take Ivy by Teruyoshi Hayashida.
Originally released in Japan in 1965 (and sought after since by collectors of the style), the book is a unique collection of photos of Ivy League students and as such, a superb reference guide to the Ivy look in its prime over the 142 pages within.
Back then, it kicked off an Ivy obsession in Japan and as the look is very much back in 2010, it might well do brisk business this year too. You can pick up Take Ivy from 14th October, with Amazon doing discounted pre-orders of the hardback book for at £11.69.
Find out more at the Amazon website
Via His Knibs
Not content with capturing the modern-day mod scene with his book I'm One (21st Century Mods), Horst A. Friedrichs has jumped the fence to snap 'the other side' with Or Glory 21st Century Rockers, a new hardback book.
Released next week via Prestel Publishing (but available to pre-order now), the book looks to follow a similar path to the 'Mods' book, snapping those who take inspiration from the original rocker scene in the modern era – tattoos, leather jackets, slicked-back hair, BSA, Triumph, Norton and Royal Enfield motorcycles, not to mention inspiration from the likes of Elvis, James Dean, and Marlon Brando.
Out of print for some time, Streetstyle by Ted Polhemus is to be reissued in September by PYMCA.
It's a history of youth cults, originally produced to coincide with an exhibition at the V&A that covered the changing faces of 'tribes' over a 50+ year period – Hipsters, Teddy Boys, Beats, Rockabillies, Rude Boys, Mods, Surfers, Hippies, Punks, B-Boys, Ravers – you know the kind of thing.
This fully updated edition will feature nearly 100 extra pages with a four page bound insert, 5 new chapters, including over 250 images, all packed into 224 pages. The books is down for a launch on 15th September 2010, priced at £18.95.
