Take ivy

The Men's Club Take Ivy special issue no.1. 1972

A new book called "Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style" analyzes America's influence on Japanese menswear — and vice versa.

In the late sixties, a forward thinking Japanese photographer traveled throughout the northeastern United States stopping at each of the Ivy League schools to document the style of the era. The resulting book, cryptically titled Take Ivy, is pure genius. The photo book was out of print until a few y

I think I'm familiar with scanning now. I've added some more text in hopes Heavy Tweed Jacket (HTJ) would like to add some translation. He has already provided me with some great insight into the history of the book. While the photographer, Teruyoshi Hayashida is credited on the cover of the book --the book was actually authored by three men. Kensuke Ishizu, Toshiyuki Kurosu and Moto Hasegawa. The late Kensuke Ishizu was the founder of Van Jacket, a Ivy style clothing company and it appears…

A slideshow look at 'Take Ivy,' the essential mid-'60s Japanese photo book that's being (thankfully) reissued today

This is the first in a three-part series on Japan’s original Ivy artists. * * * When Ivy League fashion first appeared in Japan at the beginning of the 1960s, it was a wholly alien culture with no local roots. Apparel maker VAN Jacket and its media partner, fashion magazine Men’s Club, needed to win ...

Buy a cheap copy of Take Ivy book by Hajime Hasegawa. Described by The New York Times as, 'a treasure for fashion insiders', Take Ivy was originally published in Japan in 1965, setting off an explosion of... Free Shipping on all orders over $15.

The Black Ivy Style | Top Drawer One flip through a 1940s Skull and Bones year book and it becomes apparent that the Ivy League was essentially a white experience. Twenty years later, Take Ivy docu…