Gahhhh! Come on Amazon, FFS!

Do you throw the salt three times over the left shoulder with the right hand?

Just thought the thread was worthy of a bump up for anyone who hasn't picked it up yet.
Really good read - I assume most of you on here just sat and read all the way through too?

It certainly is a pocked-sized book

'The Ivy Look' arrived yesterday. Lovely little book, especially with all the clour repros of old ads. More than a few sly nods to the Official Preppy Handbook too, which might raise a few smiles.

John and Graham's enthusiasm shines throughout the book, with excursions to cars, graphic art, furniture, jazz and all manner of things. They do a great job of presenting the style in an entertaining manner.

A little book that does indeed cry out for a larger format, expanded edition.

waiting for my copy to arrive. should be any day soon.

It is nice that it name checks both Film Noir Buff and Ivy Style amongst others.

Good for business too

I have finally received my passport to ivy literary Nirvana, and I would like to thank and commend Messrs. Marsh and Gaul, and anyone else responsible for The Ivy Look. 

I am a book lover and an aspiring writer and I am extremely fastidious regarding books; I am extremely impressed with this wonderful publication.  It looks wonderful and is very well-written (unlike numerous other non-fiction books I have seen, many of which appear to be written by, at best, semi-literates).  I also appreciated the subtle humour in the text, that caused me to laugh aloud on a number of occasions.

My only constructive criticism is that, much as I love the book's brevity and concise, focused approach, I believe it really needs to open with a brief explanation of where, when and why the ivy look became popular, the mindset of those who wore it, and how this related to events and circumstances outside the sphere of clothing.  Also, there should be mention of the end of the boom years era and what happened to ivy style in the years from then until now, again with reference to how this corresponded to changes outside the world of clothes.  Some of these issues are mentioned in passing, but I believe they should be summarised to place the look in context. 

Other than that, the book is faultless (although perhaps hair and ties should have been documented).  And I have not spotted too many typos.

Bravo gentlemen!

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It's like the Ivy League Look's blog - It lets the style do the talking.

Re. the G9 on p.201 - do I detect a tag cover up using the left sleeve? 

That says a great deal about the scarcity of the real deal nowadays, despite the ubiquity of items looking very close to it - the tag kills the classic, timeless look.

Got it yeaterday, though, due to - er - domestic situations i've only been able to browse the book very quickly. The design of the book is spot on, beautifully set type and all.

Can't wait until later today, the thorough reading will begin.

Not been in touch with the great man for a while. I wish him very well.

Welcome back Rip!

xxxx