Vintage L.A.: Eats, Boutiques, Decor, Landmarks, Markets & More (Unknown Binding)

by Jennifer Brandt Taylor (Author)
Key Phrases: show pony, rock tees, midcentury furniture, Los Angeles, Art Deco, Beverly Hills (more...)

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Product Description

L.A. native and style guru Jennifer Brandt Taylor grew up in a culture that fostered extreme creativity, a unique fashion sense, and an obsession with everything Hollywood, everything vintage, and everything glamorous. In Vintage L.A., she takes readers on a true insider's tour of this glittery town, with gorgeous, original color photography as well as charming vintage photos and rare relics. She showcases the best of vintage locations, including such famous L.A. hotspots as the Beverly Hills Hotel, Musso and Frank's, Decades, and the Château Marmont, and reveals dozens of ways to live the vintage L.A. lifestyle, highlighting the best places to eat, shop, view classic films, and hang out.

Complete with interviews with famous Los Angeles natives, prominent vintage collectors, and indie rock bands, Vintage L.A. is a heartfelt homage to the city's decadent past by a modern Hollywood dame.

About the Author

Jennifer Brandt Taylor (formerly Jennifur Brandt) established herself as a writer and clothing designer at the young age of sixteen when she began self-publishing her own magazine, Pesky Meddling Girls, out of her bedroom. In 2001, she penned Life Is a Movie Starring You: The Pesky Meddling Girl's Guide to Living Your Dreams, and wrote a teen advice column for ELLEgirl from 2001-2006. Jennifer is currently designing vintage-inspired jewelry for her upcoming line, J.B. Taylor, as well as custom stationery for Thunderwing Press, the letterpress company she founded with her husband in 2007. A lifelong Los Angeles resident, she recently relocated to New York City, where she is working on her next book, Vintage New York.

Product Details

• Unknown Binding: 240 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow; 1 edition (June 24, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061122785
• ISBN-13: 978-0061122781
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #226,380 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book was made for me., June 30, 2008

By	L. Lebiedzinski - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I saw this in the bookstore yesterday and read the whole thing in one sitting. It's perfect for anyone who isn't typical, and likes the cooler things in life.
I grew up in LA and while I knew MOST of the haunts in the area, I still discovered a couple new facts in this great book.
You won't be disappointed. Trust me.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hooray for Vintage L.A.!, August 19, 2008

By	Young Edwardian (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

Vintage L.A. is like a magical treasure trove - filled with historic gems from Tinseltown past, endearing & insightful interviews with sparkling locals, dazzling photographs and endless riches to behold! It is apparent that the author, Jennifer Brandt-Taylor, is a true fan of Hollywood history and the City of Angels. She takes the reader on a whimsical "insider" tour, with many surprise stops along the way. Jennifer Brandt-Taylor does a wonderful job at inspiring the reader to look closer, to find divinely decadent inspiration in something that most pedestrians would pass by without a glance. I read this book in one sitting, and then placed it on my art-deco bookshelf alongside other favorites, "Eve's Hollywood" and "Weetzie Bat." I will make sure to leave enough room on that shelf for Jennifer Brandt-Taylor's next book...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Impossible to put down., August 8, 2008

By	N. Taylor "A Hound for Baskerville" (NYNY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Knowing a good deal about book design and something about near-history, I can say that this book is a perfect package. From the gorgeous full-color pages saturated with great photography and vintage postcards to the colorful language used to illustrate this opulent city of dreams, Vintage LA is the magnum opus to Los Angeles. Anyone I know who has read this book recalls sitting down in the evening to crack the spine, and a few hours later they were finished, and ready to buy plane tickets to LA. It's a beautiful book!