20 Years of Style: The World According to Paper [Paperback]

Kim Hastreiter (Author), David Hershkovits (Author), Michael Musto (Author), John Waters (Author), Isaac Mizrahi (Author), Pedro Almodovar (Author), Todd Oldham (Author), Patrick Mcmullan (Author), Anna Sui (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 7, 2004

For the legions of Paper Magazine fans, and anyone who's interested in Where Style Starts. This stunning portrayal of the last 20 years is a wonderful commemorative look at the life and times of the era. Following introductions and commentary by a virtual who's who of popular culture, 20 Years of Style charts just how style has evolved over the past twenty years, illustrating the huge influence that underground cultures from the worlds of art, music, film, sports and urban street life ultimately have played on mainstream fashion. Laid out by year starting in 1984 and continuing through the present, this star-studded journey cannot be described by words alone.

Adding to this visual feast are essays and commentary from Paper Magazine founders and co-editors Kim Hasreiter and David Hershkovits, as well as celebratory tributes to Paper Magazine from dejay and musicologist Moby; rap icon Fab 5 Freddy; artist/designer Todd Oldham; and style historian Harold Koda.

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About the Author

Vanity Fair credits Kim Hastreiter and David Hershkovits with having “changed the face of pop culture magazines” with their monthly magazine Paper Magazine that for twenty years has been at the forefront in covering the true originators in the world of style.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Harper Design (September 7, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060723025
• ISBN-13: 978-0060723026
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #777,131 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PAPER MAGAZINE; 20 YEARS of GENIUS, September 8, 2004

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Paige A. Powell "Sherlock Poe" (Portland, Oregon) - See all my reviews
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The PAPER editors certainly know their pop culture stuff better than anyone on this planet. They are first and fearless showcasing the new; aside from brilliant, budding artists, young fashion designers, start-up bands and emerging actors, they are vigilant about keeping abreast with the "old guard originals" that most publications, in their usual fickle way, cast off.
'20 Years of Style: The World According to Paper' is like a gigantic flip book documenting the best of the best in pop culture. Flipping through the book is fun because of the endless vibrant and colorful images but one must peruse each carefully edited and designed page to appreciate the talent. The insightful and hilarious essays by PAPER gurus such as Pedro Almodovar, Kim Gordon, John Waters and Moby are one of a kind.
I especially recommend this book for those "who were there*" and those who would like to have "been there" or even for those who might "be there" in the future. Anyone who loves creativity, fun, originality and life style will adore this book.
A terrific read and beautiful coffee table book. A collector item for sure.

* New York City

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS BOOK ROCKS - A MUST-BUY!!!!, September 9, 2004

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Dwight Davis "pop culture vulture" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This is the BEST book I have seen in years. I spent all night reading the amazing chapters (written by pop icons like John Waters Todd Oldham, Moby, Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon to name but a few) and looking at the beautiful photographs. Any style/music/pop culture fan will worship this book. Paper is a guidebook for what's hot and new and this gem of a book re-visits 20 years of trends from hip-hop bling to subversive drag divas to skateboarding to label mania. If it happened on the street or underground, Paper was there to cover it BEFORE it was in the malls or on the runway. The book has sexy and stunning images of a roster of celebrities like Bjork, Beck, Chloe Sevigny, Gwen Stefani, Lil' Kim and clothes by design stars such as Tara Subkoff (of IOC), Isaac Mizrahi, Geoffrey Beene, Jean Paul Gaultier, As Four... The list goes on. This is my favorite book of the year and I plan on giving it to lots of my (lucky) friends. A Five Star coffee table winner!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Paper is still is as fresh and outragoeus as ever!!!, September 28, 2004

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Jim Sullivan (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

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Paper magazine has always been a few steps ahead of the mainstream as the true arbiter of cutting edge style - and this gorgeous book is the best of the past 20 years! An amazing document of the most exciting moments in style culture - Bravo!