Take Ivy |  | Authors: Shosuke Ishizu, Toshiyuki Kurosu, Hajime Hasegawa
Creator: Teruyoshi Hayashida
Publisher: powerHouse Books
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: Reprint
Pages: 142
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Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7.2 x 0.6
ISBN: 1576875504
Dewey Decimal Number: 778
EAN: 9781576875506
ASIN: 1576875504
Publication Date: August 31, 2010 (New: Last 30 Days)
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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.
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 WAY over-hyped September 9, 2010
some guy
With all the hype surrounding the reissue of this book I certainly expected a bit more. I'm not sure WHAT i expected though. I figured with all the glowing hype, and with some people (people with more dollars than sense) apparently paying $1000 for a used old copy (!) it must be something special.
Well, not really. I mean it's cool enough, but if you're into the clothes and the era, it's nothing you haven't seen many many times before. If you've seen magazines of the period, (like Esquire, Playboy etc) or any number of other media sources you've seen all this before. Go watch "the Graduate", or check out the crowd scenes of college kids in the film "Festival!" and you'll see these same types.
Here it is in a nutshell....Bass weejuns worn without socks, madras bermuda shorts, narrow highwater pants, varsity gear, button downs etc..
Dollars to doughnuts these same students are now wearing pleated Dockers and "polar fleece" in 2010.
 Poor photo quality, very disappointed September 9, 2010
Michael D. Gately
I'm very disappointed by this edition of "Take Ivy," largely for the poor quality of the reproduced photographs. Many of the images are out of focus and some of the color seems unnatural. It's not clear whether the publisher had access to the original negatives, but it seems like the images from the original book that one could find scanned online are better. Although it's helpful to have the English translation of the original text, however quaint and dated the authors' observations, the overall quality of this book is poor.
Dated Charm September 8, 2010
Elder Prep
I know now where Lisa Bernbach got her inspiration for writing the 1980 best seller The Official Preppy Handbook. The genesis and all the flavor, roots and charm of the prep lifestyle are here, back in 1965. The book is of interest if only for his historical fashion aspect, however looking at 139 pages of young men dressed in what was very hip in 1965 got a little old. I finished the book in under an hour. The accompaning text is translated Japanese, while done competently, the writing is definitely pre-protest days of just a few years later; idealistic, proper, respectful. I valued this slim work more for its more mature and infinitely more entertaining cousin to come 15 years in the future.
Rename the book September 3, 2010
ajh258
2 out of 12 found this review helpful
I 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.
 A faithful reproduction, original images and all September 2, 2010
Chris Hogan
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
I 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 image quality.
The images are not as crisp and clear as we would expect today because they are from the 1965 book - the exact images that you would see in a vintage copy. Would I like to have seen shots from the original negatives, if they are even available? I suppose so; but the goal if this book was to bring fans the original Take Ivy in every way possible.
So, in a nutshell, what you are getting with this book is the most exacting reproduction possible, translated into English, of one of the most famous time capsules of American East Coast preppy.
To me, it's perfect.
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