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A slideshow look at take ivy, the essential japanese photo book thats being thankfully reissued today blazers, tweeds, and plaids. 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 americaninfluenced ivy style. The caption for this take ivy photograph reads to classrooms. Rare and desirable copy of this legendary cult book, the definitive document of the ivy style. He has since held several managerial positions in japan and abroad and currently serves as executive director.
Take ivy has been the ivy league bible for japanese baby boomers and has also influenced a neo ivy style in recent years. Take ivy by shosuke ishizu, hardcover book with dust jacket, 142 pages, published 2010. Described by the new york times as, a treasure of fashion insiders, take ivy was originally published in japan in 1965, setting off an. Shosuke ishizu, toshiyuki kurosu, hajime hasegawa and teruyoshi hayashida. While the first three chapters are heavily dominated by large pictures and brief explanations, the fourth chapter features more text and only a few pictures.
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