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Black ivy : a revolt in style  Cover Image Book Book

Black ivy : a revolt in style / Jason Jules, Graham Marsh.

Jules, Jason, (author.). Marsh, Graham, (author.).

Summary:

From the most avant-garde jazz musicians, visual artists and poets to architects, philosophers and writers, Black Ivy: A Revolt in Style charts a period in American history when Black men across the country adopted the clothing of a privileged elite and made it their own. It shows how a generation of men took the classic Ivy Look and made it cool, edgy and unpredictable in ways that continue to influence today's modern menswear. Here you will see some famous, infamous and not so famous figures in Black culture such as Amiri Baraka, Charles White, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., James Baldwin, Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Sidney Poitier, and how they reinvented Ivy and Prep fashion--the dominant looks of the time. The real stars of the book--the Oxford cloth button-down shirt, the hand-stitched loafer, the soft shoulder three-button jacket and the perennial repp tie--are all here. What Black Ivy explores is how these clothes are reframed and redefined by a stylish group of men from outside the mainstream, challenging the status quo, struggling for racial equality and civil rights.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781909526822
  • ISBN: 1909526827
  • Physical Description: 222 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 28 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: London : Reel Art Press, 2021.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes index.
Subject: African American men > Clothing > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Clothing > History > 20th century > Pictorial works.
Men's clothing > United States > History > 20th century.
Fashion > United States > History > 20th century.
Portrait photography.
Fashion photography.
Documentary photography.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Holdable? Status Due Date Courses
Emily Carr University of Art + Design E185.89 .F37 J85 2021 (Text) 30242794 Book Volume hold Available -


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