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Casuals: The Story of Terrace Fashion
First came the Teds, then the Mods and the Rockers, then Hippies, Skinheads and Punks. But by the late '70s there was a new youth culture, one whose followers formed violent gangs, and were known as "scallies," "trendies" and "dressers" until the name Casuals finally stuck. Definitively tracing the roots of this inner-city Liverpool movement through first-person interviews with the main "faces" of the gangs, Casuals explains how these hooligans evolved through the working-class fascination with sharp dressing to form bitter rivalries across England. With 16 pages of photos.
Over 200 photographs and 240 pages of what goes on, before and after the game and inside the ground. Photojournalism portraying the evolving styles of the football casual, from the early Lois and Lacoste days to the CP and Stone Island dominance of recent years. Also covers English casuals, home and abroad, from Mexico '86 on, the rumpus on the home front, and (briefly) A C Milan's Brigate.
Synopsis
Trainers, sneakers or plimsolls, whatever you decide to call them and however
you wear them, have become an essential fashion statement. Sports shoes are no
longer designed simply for running or working out. It's no longer enough for a
sports shoe to fit the wearer and be bouncy: it must have style, offer
protection against injury and give the wearer enhanced performance potential,
adidas, Nike, New Balance or Puma, shoes that perform well, sell well,
especially if they are endorsed by a cool sporting-world figure. In the late
1990s people who would never go running selected trainers as their casual shoe.
True enthusiasts purchased two pairs at once - one to wear, the other to keep
shrink-wrapped as a future collector's item. The Nike Air Rift, with its split
toe, for example, is a design classic. Fashion labels, too, wanted a piece of
the action. Fendi, Gucci, Hermes and Donna Karan have all featured trainers in
their collections. The Trainer pays tribute and charts the rise and rise of the
sports shoe. With everything from this year's streetwise trainers to the
legendary Converse All Star, all photographed in colour, with close-ups of key
features in addition to a portrait of each shoe, this is the complete compendium
of trainer style.
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Synopsis
A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed; Now in trade
paperback: beautifully written, impeccably researched, and widely acclaimed The
House of Gucci will captivate readers with its page-turning account of high
fashion, high finance, and heart-rending pers
onal tragedy. The House of Gucci tells the remarkable story of the power of the Gucci Dynasty and their famed luxury goods house. While the business was achieving unprecedented success, the family found itself shrouded in personal tragedy. This book chronicles the story throughout the controversial figure of Maurizio Gucci, the last of the Gucci family to run the Gucci Corporation.
British journalist McKnight's full-scale account of Guccio Gucci's rags-to-riches story and the lives of his descendants begins with GG as a waiter at London's Savoy Hotel, through the aftermath of World War I, to the opening of the first shop in Florence in 1923. It shows how this man's keen appreciation for quality goods led to the growth of the business to 153 stores worldwide. Today the family is divided by shareholder fights, broken family life, tax-evasion lawsuits, and vendettas. McKnight includes court documents, newspaper clippings, and company papers for an objective biography of this mercantile empire.
Diesel: World Wide Wear (Cutting Edge)
Synopsis
Diesel is a fashion phenomenon. Exuding the kind of knowing, eclectic 90s cool
that everyone seeks, the Diesel label turns its back on style dictators and
eschews slavish trend-following. The result is a global success story with
outlets in over 80 countries. The clothes themselves, however, are only half the
story. The Diesel ad campaigns have been massively influential, their ironic
images, evoking a 1950s consumer paradise, reflecting the quirky, slightly retro
nature of the clothing. This book is the result of close collaboration with
Diesel founder Renzo Rosso, whose unconventional approach ensures that his label
is kept at the forefront of hipness.