Synopses & Reviews
Classic workwear, sports, and military apparel. Curated by connoisseurs of vintage clothing, The Vintage Showroom is a vast collection of rare 20th-century pieces that fashion designers and stylists pay to view, using the cut and detailing of individual garments as inspiration for their own work. Offering one-of-a-kind access, Vintage Menswear now makes this unique resource available in book form. Providing over 300 lavishly illustrated pages of rare, must-see designs, Vintage Menswear is the essential choice of 20th-century vintage tailoring and detailing and an inspirational resource for students and menswear fashion designers and stylists.
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"...a crash course on what's what in decades-old duds...Vintage Menswear [is] a valuable resource for collectors and buyers alike to further educate themselves on the finer details of these garments." - Chadner Navarro, Nylon Guys
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"London-based The Vintage Showroom's recently released book, Vintage Menswear is Tumblr-style porn on paper, and if ever there were a heritage book Take Ivy-heads might clamor for unabashedly, it's this one." - Esquire
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"...basically porn for anyone interested in both history and men's clothing." - CoolMaterial.com
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"...a nice addition to a personal library, particularly for people who appreciate workwear, vintage clothing, and men's clothing design." - Derek Guy, Put This On
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Vintage Menswear: A Collection from The Vintage Showroom from Laurence King Publishing on Vimeo.
About the Author
Josh Sims is a freelance style writer. He is the author of
Rock/Fashion,
A Dictionary of Fashion Designer,
Mary, Queen of Shops, and for Laurence King
Icons of Men's Style and Cult Streetwear.
Douglas Gunn and Roy Lockett are co-founders of The Vintage Showroom, a definitive collection of 20th-century menswear.