Reddit reviews Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style

Just to have a real comment in here, Lapham's is often borderline academic in their research policies and you would do well to read this article. You can only learn so much from reading Reddit.

Also, its author literally wrote the book on the penetration of Ivy League Style into Japanese culture.

My several month old list: Fashion Podcasts and Interviews

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I've been collecting a few podcasts to listen to in my spare time and came across an enormous amount when searching both on /r/malefashionadvice, /r/malefashion and /r/femalefashionadvice.

I thought it'd be nice to share a few I've found which were interesting and which other people can enjoy.

I know my fashion interests can definitely skew to the boring, so if you have any more suggestions please comment below!

Podcasts & Youtube:

• Dressed podcast run by two fashion historians this weekly podcast explores the incredibly rich and complex history behind the clothes we wear.
  
  
• Stuff you Missed in History Class which is part of the HowStuffWorks podcast network has some great episodes on fashion history, Marie-Antoinette and the first fashion designer Rose Betin. Search 'fashion' for some good hits.
  
  
• The Ultimate Fashion History is run by another fashion historian who produces great original content.
  
  
• Loose Threads this fashion intelligence and analyst company also has a nice podcast which talks about power suiting to product manufacturer.
  
  
• Unravel is done by three alumni of the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) graduate program who take a fresh and more modern approach to their topics. They go in-depth with their podcasts and have nice light hearted tone.
  
  
• The Talks has a wealth of good interviews with people in all walks of life, and there’s a good chunk of interviews of people in fashion. Here are a few selected ones: Tom Ford, Rick Owens, Thom Browne and Craig Green.
  
  
• Blamo! is a podcast by Jeremy Kirkland who talks to various people in the fashion world, from designers to GQ editors to street photographers. Notable episodes include: Robert Geller and Lawrence Schlossman of Four Pins fame.
  
  
• Business of Fashion has their own podcast section which takes fashion from a business perspective. The website as a whole is great. Original articles are informative and they have an indispensible Daily Digest worth going through. Site has a soft paywall.
  
  

  Others:
  

  
  

• Racked even though they have a lot of fluff articles and have to pull a lot of clickbait stunts the writers over at Racked occasionally write some really insightful articles on topics about garments, the industry or the politics of clothing and fashion.
  
  
• Google: We Wear Culture has a project centered around 'Fashion' titled "the stories behind what we wear". It has a lot of fascinating text and articles accompanied with beautiful images. They collaborate with notable several museums and brands.
  
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  Sources and thanks to:
  
  
• Early Morning Thursdays: Podcasts and Interviews by /u/setfiretoflames
  
• /r/AskHistorians flaired users' pages and sidebar
  
• An amazing amount of discussions and recommendations on /r/malefashionadvice, /r/malefashion and /r/femalefashionadvice
  
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  /u/setfiretoflames booklist Well Regarded Fashion Books: A Community List
  
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  Hey, want to get a nice coffee table book? Let’s make a list of some of our favorites.
  
  Note: I don’t own all of these, some are off friends’ recommendations, and some are for books that haven’t even come out yet. They are mostly in Amazon links for ease of use, but none of the links are affiliate ones (and any that are found in the thread will be removed).
  
  Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty
  
  Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style
  
  Ann Demeulemeester
  
  Blue Blooded
  
  BEAMS: Beyond Tokyo
  
  The Carhartt WIP Archives
  
  Dries Van Noten 1-100
  
  Hiroshi Fujiwara: Fragment
  
  Maison Martin Margiela
  
  Margiela: The Hermès Years
  
  Martin Margiela: The Women’s Collections 1989-2009
  
  Rei Kawakubo
  
  Rick Owens
  
  Rick Owens: Furniture
  
  Take Ivy
  
  Undercover
  
  Vintage Menswear
  
  Yamamoto & Yohji
  
  Yohji Yamamoto

Lotta people hate cropped trousers, that always surprises me. I like when he does it because it seems so clean and casual with the high waisted, straight legged trousers and the loafers. The high break and straight leg looks so sharp to me.

Black tie is ehh to me too, I like a color or a pattern. But, I do know that a black knit tie is huge part of the original Japanese Ivy (pre Take Ivy) movement in which Popeye was a big player in. If you're interested Ametora is fantastic and gives a lot of context for his style and history of Japanese fashion magazines like Popeye

I recently read the book [Ametora by W. David Marx] (http://www.amazon.com/Ametora-Japan-Saved-American-Style/dp/0465059732) and was surprised to learn that my personal style already existed and had a name! Heavy Duty Ivy is exactly what I'm about.

One thing this article doesn't cover is that Heavy Duty and Ivy were two distinct styles in Japan that merged in the 70's. Heavy Duty was basically the outdoorsman/Americana type style, which gained popularity in Japan after the hippy "back to nature" movement gained hold. Then the Ivy style of the 60's came back into fashion and took elements from the Heavy Duty trend. Hence, "Heavy Duty Ivy".

hypebeast did some decent articles uraharajuku Japanese retail expierience
David Marx of the Site [Neojapanisme] (http://neojaponisme.com/) has some good articles on his site probably more archival as well as a great book on Japanese americana Ametora

Just bought and started reading Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style. Previously, I read (and enjoyed) Dressing the Man: Mastering the Art of Permanent Fashion.

I'm an American businessman in my late 20's. I want to be creative and forward-thinking but also professional with my fashion choices. I like to have fun with my clothes while still being respectable.

Any book recommendations?

You can read this - https://www.amazon.com/Ametora-Japan-Saved-American-Style/dp/0465059732

I read a lot of fiction, mostly sci-fi/fantasy. I also enjoy reading about menswear/fashion. Books by Bruce Boyer, Alan Flusser, etc.

I mentioned it below, but I just finished reading Ametora. I highly recommend it to anyone who has an interest in Japanese culture and fashion.

I just finished reading the book "Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style" Link

Also watched "Dior and I" for the second time the other day. It's on netflix, pretty good.

I think this post's title was just kind of misleading—the article's actual title doesn't specify anything about jeans/denim. And it seems like the article is basically a quick summary of the book that's listed on the side of the page.

This guy I used to kinda know "wrote the book" on this phenomenon.

Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style

http://www.amazon.com/Ametora-Japan-Saved-American-Style/dp/0465059732 (not an affiliate link)

I haven't finished it, but I got a copy of Ametora from my sister, and I really like it. It sheds light on the role of Japanese fashion in the world today, which I think is quite interesting.