Take Ivy, Photos by T. Hayashida
June 15, 2008 - By Bobby Solomon - Category: Clothing & Photography
I was pouring over the website of amazing menswear company Blackbird when I came across this amazing book called Take Ivy. Take Ivy was the product of Japanese photographer T. Hashiyada, who traveled to America to photograph the fashion of ivy league schools. The result is amazing, a beautiful portrait of fashion in the late sixties. What’s also so remarkable is how much this prep school style is coming back into vogue. I mean, this is pretty much the style I’m personally going for these days, maybe a bit more contemporary, but what’s in these photos is definitely the building blocks of today’s style.
The book was found by Michael Williams over at A Continuous Lean who was awesome enough to scan a ton of the pages from the book. I’ve posted some photos from the book under the cut but you can also see more of Michael’s scans here and here. Also be sure to check out the rest of Michael’s site as well, it’s totally worth a damn and I’ve thrown it into my Daily Sites in the sidebar as well.
Bobby
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Those shots are great. Definitely some classic style. Love the rugby shirt with the bucket.
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I want my life to look like those photos, well, maybe with a few more X chromosomes thrown in for good measure… actually, it is amazing how contemporary these pics look…
I wish the guys were a little more like this when I was at school (I like “cute dork”)! Although maybe pastel polos will seem really cool in 30 years.
“I’m a grown-ass man, dog!”
Recently I’ve decided that is time to go to next level of manhood and leave my bright graphic tees and 50/50 like caps behind. These photos are a great find and a prime style example of how you can be “grown” and still have that fresh youthful appearance. Your blog is real sharp. I’ve spread the word here in vegas.
Peace.
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Hello.
In Japan, people 60 years old and 50 IVY epidemic fashion.
I like the good old USA.