Japanese american ivy style

The May 2011 issue of Japanese mag Free & Easy carried these illustrations based on photos from “Take Ivy.” Despite the sedate outfit, the copy accompanying the image above is the same phrase on the cover of the magazine: “Bankara Ivy no susume,” or “In praise of roguish Ivy.” Perhaps Mr. Salaryman has a dark side. Breathe well ...

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Writer W. David Marx chats to David Hellqvist about his first book, cultural exchange in fashion and why Japanese designers now do Americana better than US brands

During the early-to-mid-1960s, the (American) Ivy League style was a very big trend in Japan.

Ivy Style in Japan.

Born in Sierra Madre, California in April 1923, Yosh Kuromiya and his family moved to Monrovia, where he attended grammar school, junior high and high school. He was attending Pasadena Junior Colle…

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From Take Ivy by Teruyoshi Hayashida.

This was Ivy Style’s first post to go viral back in November of 2009. It is written by Tokyo-based W. David Marx, who went on to develop his pioneering research into Japan’s fascination with American fashion in his book “Ametora.” * * * The first Japanese to adopt elements of the Ivy League Look were ...