Posts filed under “Literature”
Indigo Master (Lightning Magazine Vol.47)
I’m back from holidays. I didn’t actually buy any denim, but I did get this magazine. It has lots of pictures of the denim masters, and worn in denim. If you follow the link to Amazon Japan, click on the picture of the magazine, and you can see some internal pages.
Article on Jenny Balfour-Paul
The Times Online has an article on Jenny Balfour-Paul (author of the indigo book). http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/gardens/article2785493.ece There’s also a link to an exhibition at the Brighton/Hove Museum that Jenny has curated. Indigo: A Blue to Dye For 29 Sept – 6th Jan 2008
Real McCoy's Funbook 2007
Earlier I mentioned the Real McCoy’s magazine that I got at Kinokuniya in Sydney. It’s really a catalog that you have to pay for, but it’s got some great pictures and probably some good information if you can read Japanese. Here are some of my favourite parts. Layout showing the various parts that comprise an [...]
Indigo by Jenny Balfour-Paul
My copy of the new edition of Indigo by Jenny Balfour-Paul has arrived. It’s a big book. Shiny hardback. And it has more information and colour pictures than I expected. I suspect that it is exactly the same as the previous edition, just a different publisher. Interestingly the book is published with assitance from Olah [...]
This is a pair of Levi's Jeans: The Official History of the Levi's Brand (updated)
This book has been discontinued/sold-out, so I ordered a second-hand copy from overseas. When the title says “The Official History of the Levi’s Brand” I was expecting timelines, dates and information. Not so. What you get is big pictures of jeans, letters, receipts, Levis advertisments, and people wearing jeans, but most of the interesting pictures [...]
Japanese Magazines
I was in Sydney for work, and dropped in Kinokuniya to get some magazines. Lightning Real McCoys Funbook 2007 This is really a high quality catalog of the Real McCoys JP products. There are some Real McCoys Lightning catalogs from previous years. Free & Easy This is an old school magazine, I mean, it’s a [...]