Fashions from elephant bells to tube tops, Joe Poltorak takes readers on a visually unforgettable cross-country tour of fashions that faded, and colors that will never dull. Enjoy the visual punch of printed polyester shirts, the sock of psychedelic paisleys, and a parade of pop T-shirt icons. An invaluable reference for collectors, the author presents brand new clothes, salvaged from dusty warehouses and storerooms. Nearly 450 photos show these treasures in all their glory, as well as being modeled in modern-day context. The book includes a foreword by nationally syndicated style writer Patricia McLaughlin.
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Joe Poltorak has been involved in the vintage clothing business for more than twenty years. Born in Philadelphia, he now resides in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, and wholesales vintage clothing to the trade through his business, American Surplus Clothing. Foreword author Patricia McLaughlin writes a style column for the Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine; it is nationally syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate.
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An excellent resource for retro fashions,
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This review is from: Fashions in the Groove: '60S & '70s (Schiffer Book for Collectors and Designers) (Paperback)
I am a doll tailor and make clothing for retro fashion dolls. Although I was a teenager during the 1960's, I had forgotten the details of those fashions. This book brought it all back, and has spurred my imagination for designing original doll clothing a la the 1960's. The book has wonderful pictures and descriptions. I highly recommend this to anyone interested in 60's and 70's fashions.
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Misleading - mostly JUST photos of clothes,
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This review is from: Fashions in the Groove: '60S & '70s (Schiffer Book for Collectors and Designers) (Paperback)
From the editorial review:"Nearly 450 photos show these treasures in all their glory, as well as being modeled in modern-day context." Nope. Most of 450 images are just pictures of the clothes folded or on a dress form mannequin. Not what I was expecting from the reviews. I like to draw, so I collect books of vintage and current fashions and/or advertisements in which the clothing is worn by an actual model. Except for like 10 out of 450 pictures, this is not one of those books. Basically, you could recreate this book by going into a vintage consignment store and just taking pictures of the clothing on hangers.
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