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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 778 EAN: 9781576875506 Edition: Reprint ISBN: 1576875504 Label: powerHouse Books Manufacturer: powerHouse Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 142 Publication Date: August 31, 2010 Publisher: powerHouse Books Release Date: August 31, 2010 Studio: powerHouse Books Related Items:
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Product Description: Described by The New York Times as, “a treasure of fashion insiders,” Take Ivy was originally published in Japan in 1965, setting off an explosion of American-influenced “Ivy Style” fashion among students in the trendy Ginza shopping district of Tokyo. The product of four sartorial style enthusiasts, Take Ivy is a collection of candid photographs shot on the campuses of America’s elite, Ivy League universities. The series focuses on men and their clothes, perfectly encapsulating the unique academic fashion of the era. Whether lounging in the quad, studying in the library, riding bikes, in class, or at the boathouse, the subjects of Take Ivy are impeccably and distinctively dressed in the finest American-made garments of the time. Take Ivy is now considered a definitive document of this particular style, and rare original copies are highly sought after by “trad” devotees worldwide. A small-run reprint came out in Japan in 2006 and sold out almost immediately. Now, for the first time ever, powerHouse is reviving this classic tome with an all-new English translation. Ivy style has never been more popular, in Japan or stateside, proving its timeless and transcendent appeal. Take Ivy has survived the decades and is an essential object for anyone interested in the history or future of fashion. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Rename the bookI enjoyed the pictures but many Ivies were underrepresented. Most of the photos were of Dartmouth, Brown, Princeton, and Yale. Needless to say, I went to one of the other four. I'm returning the book. Rating:  - A faithful reproduction, original images and allI run the menswear blog Off the Cuff ([...]) and have been following this reprinting of Take Ivy since it was first announced. I notice that a couple of the reviews here commented negatively on the quality of the book's images, so let me clarify a very important point. powerHouse Books didn't simply reprint Take Ivy, they recreated Take Ivy. As they explained to me, apart from the English translation, it a replica of the 1965 edition right down to the paper, binding, flip jacket, and ... Read More Rating: - FINALLYSuch a great book! exactly like the original with English text... Love it love it love it Rating: - ehhIt's cheap and you're not going to find an original copy anywhere, but man these are some lousy photo reproductions. When the whole purpose of a book is to show the clothes, and you can't really see the clothes, it kind of defeats the purpose. Rating: - Great content, bad image qualityEverything I was looking forward to, except the image quality is extremely poor. I have not seen the original publication, however, so perhaps this is in fact an accurate reproduction. 
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