Edited by Tony Nourmand. Designed by Graham Marsh.
Back by popular demand, this stunning new Evergreen Edition of the worldwide bestseller delivers a pictorial celebration of the look and attitude of "Ivy." In the decade between 1955 and 1965 a coterie of discerning Hollywood hipsters appropriated the incomparable Ivy League clothing of America’s East Coast elite. These West Coast actors elevated The Ivy Look to the height of cool and defined a quintessentially American male dress code for a new generation of movie audiences. From the button-down hip of Steve McQueen, Paul Newman and Anthony Perkins to the preppy sensibilities of Woody Allen and Dustin Hoffman; the understated but carefully selected components of The Ivy Look didn’t shout "look at me!" but instead gave off an image of approachable correctness and laid back confidence. Exhaustively compiled, this coffee table volume to take an in-depth look at how "Ivy" established itself as the epitome of Hollywood style, gained a new democratic global following and a place in history as the look of modern America.
Featured image is reproduced from 'Hollywood and the Ivy Look.'
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If you maxed out on the pre- and post-Oscars Red Carpet drag show last night, an antidote awaits in Hollywood and the Ivy Look, the quintessential period style guide from Reel Art Press. Featured photograph—a 1957 publicity still of Paul Newman in "the dream corduroy Ivy suit featuring interesting leather trim on top pocket worn with a white button-down shirt and black knitted tie"—bears the endearingly dated caption, "Mister Lucky." Other perfectors of the Ivy look include John Cassavetes, Woody Allen, Tab Hunter, Warren Beatty, Sidney Poitier and Vincent Price, to name just a few. continue to blog
FORMAT: Hbk, 9. x 11 in. / 288 pgs / 100 color / 160 b&w. LIST PRICE: U.S. $39.95 LIST PRICE: CANADA $53.95 ISBN: 9781909526204 PUBLISHER: Reel Art Press AVAILABLE: 10/1/2014 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: Out of stock TERRITORY: NA LA ASIA AFR ME
Published by Reel Art Press. Edited by Tony Nourmand. Designed by Graham Marsh.
Back by popular demand, this stunning new Evergreen Edition of the worldwide bestseller delivers a pictorial celebration of the look and attitude of "Ivy." In the decade between 1955 and 1965 a coterie of discerning Hollywood hipsters appropriated the incomparable Ivy League clothing of America’s East Coast elite. These West Coast actors elevated The Ivy Look to the height of cool and defined a quintessentially American male dress code for a new generation of movie audiences. From the button-down hip of Steve McQueen, Paul Newman and Anthony Perkins to the preppy sensibilities of Woody Allen and Dustin Hoffman; the understated but carefully selected components of The Ivy Look didn’t shout "look at me!" but instead gave off an image of approachable correctness and laid back confidence. Exhaustively compiled, this coffee table volume to take an in-depth look at how "Ivy" established itself as the epitome of Hollywood style, gained a new democratic global following and a place in history as the look of modern America.
