Our Top Reads During Lockdown

We know these are very strange and uncertain times. So to help you get through it we find its always fun to lose yourself in a good book. Take a look through our top reads to hopefully keep yourself entertained during lockdown. 

Enjoy!

 

1.Take Ivy 

Photography by Teruyoshi Hayashida. Text by Shoshuke Ishizu, Toshiyuki Korusu & Hajime Hasegawa. Published by Powerhouse Books.

Although there isn't too much of a need to get dressed up currently it doesn't mean you should stop taking inspiration! Originally published in Japan in 1965 Take Ivy gives you an insight into the early days of "Ivy Style". A trend that caused the subsequent explosion of influence in the fashionable suburbs of major cities around Japan and eventually the rest of the world. Still as relevant today as it was in '65 its now a must read for lovers of vintage Americana. 

 

2.Into the Wild

Jon Krakauer. Published by Picador Books

Krakauer, a keen adventurer and one of the survivors of the ill-fated 1996 Mt Everest expedition originally reported on the death of Chris McCandless (aka Alexander Supertramp) for the January 1993 issue of Outside magazine. The immense and immediate response led him to write one of the finest non-fiction titles out there. Learn how a fit and extremely determined young man from an affluent East Coast family ended up being found dead in the Alaskan wilderness.

 

3.The American West

Dee Brown. Published by Pocket Books 

If you want to brush up on your history of how the US pushed forever westward on their way to building the most powerful nation on earth, then look no further! Better known for Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee, Dee Brown again illuminates the history of the American Old West by following the fate of three groups, the settlers, the ranchers and the Native Americans.  

 

4.Vintage Menswear:A Collection from the Vintage Showroom

Josh Sims, Roy Luckett & Douglas Gunn. Published by Lawrence King Publishing 

There are many great books out there dedicated to vintage fashion and menswear. However, the reason this is one of our favourites is because the Vintage Showroom have curated such a vast array of trends and styles spanning many decades. From turn of the century sportswear and original Polar expedition suits to French denim, there's something for everyone. You never know, you might be inspired to start documenting your own vintage collection (if you haven't done so already). 

 

5.Cabin Porn:Inside 

Edited by Zach Klein, Feature Stories by Freda Moon, Layout & Design by Matt Cassity. Published by Particular Books.

If ever there was a book to keep you inspired during these uncertain times, it would be this one. Cabin Porn:Inside is filled with personal accounts of people who made their wild ideas and dreams a reality by taking the plunge to build there very own slice of paradise. Each story and each photograph gives you the urge to up sticks, head away and create your own eden.

 

From all of us at Red Wing London

Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stay Positive.

 

 

 

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