Prep Yourself

'Trads, rejoice! Take Ivy, the long-out-of-print Japanese photo book that chronicled manners of dress on America's Ivy League campuses during the mid-'60s (original copies are scarce, and fetch high prices from preppy-style obsessives) has been reprinted in English. The book's 145 photographs capture a sartorial sensibility that, as readers of GQ well know, is just as prevalent today as it was over 50 years ago. Here, a look inside, plus excerpts from the Japanese authors' alternately insightful and hilarious commentary on each photo. ("Shopping in town means paying extra for commodities compared to shopping at the co-op on campus. You have to admit, however, shopping in town sure can be more fun.")'

Take Ivy, by Teruyoshi Hayashida (photographs), Shosuke Ishizu, Toshiyuki Kurosu, and Hajime (Paul) Hasegawa (text). via GQ

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