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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Fashion Book For Rest Of Us
This beautifully produced coffee-table book arose from a fashion exhibit held by the Victoria & Albert Museum in the early 1990s. I can't say enough about the layout, photography, and amazing color throughout the book. While the exhibit curators obviously labored mightily to put the exhibit together, the book manages to catalog it all in an enthralling way. A bit...
Published on April 29, 1999 by A. Ross
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not a fun book
The photographs and layout of this book are terrible. The photos are tiny, many are too dark to see, and all are of clothes on mannequins. The layouts are done in the "style" of the time but unfortunately many are illegible. It might have been my fault for not realizing that this is a catalog for an exhibition, but at least they could have lighted the space or thought...
Published on October 7, 2009 by Bookareok
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not a fun book,
By Bookareok (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Surfers Soulies Skinheads and Skaters: Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties (Hardcover)
The photographs and layout of this book are terrible. The photos are tiny, many are too dark to see, and all are of clothes on mannequins. The layouts are done in the "style" of the time but unfortunately many are illegible. It might have been my fault for not realizing that this is a catalog for an exhibition, but at least they could have lighted the space or thought about backdrops for the photo shoot.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Fashion Book For Rest Of Us,
By A. Ross (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Surfers Soulies Skinheads and Skaters: Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties (Hardcover)
This beautifully produced coffee-table book arose from a fashion exhibit held by the Victoria & Albert Museum in the early 1990s. I can't say enough about the layout, photography, and amazing color throughout the book. While the exhibit curators obviously labored mightily to put the exhibit together, the book manages to catalog it all in an enthralling way. A bit expensive for people like me, but you should definitely find a copy to browse through if nothing else.
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Surfers Soulies Skinheads and Skaters: Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties by Cathie Dingwall (Hardcover - November 1, 1996)
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