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Vintage Clothing
Books
Even in today's day and
age of instant internet
information, hardcopy printed
books still offer an abundance
of hard to find information that
is often scarcely available
elsewhere. We have found
that this holds true for
information regarding vintage
clothing. Consider that in
the pre-internet era, every
major clothing designer,
manufacturer, and retailer
published a printed catalogue of
there apparel at least once a
year. Many of these were
seasonal catalogues, so four
catalogues were published per
year. As you can see the
number of published catalogue
alone that can be used as a
reference for vintage clothing
grows exponentially very
quickly. Obviously all of
these catalogues are excellent
resource tools to identify
vintage clothing. However,
the majority of these items were
discarded when the new catalogue
became available.
So the number of surviving
copies of any of these
catalogues is very limited.
Fortunately, many books
have been written on the subject
of vintage clothing and fashion
history. This page will
serve as a guide to books that
the Steel Zipper recommends
regarding vintage clothing and
fashion history. We have
found these as helpful and will
offer our personal review of
each book. Where possible,
we will also provide a link to
websites that offer the item for
sale. If you have read any
of these and would like to offer
a comment or have a book that
you would like to suggest be
added to our list, then please
send us an e-mail.
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Vintage Denim
by David Little and photography by
Larry Bond
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Steel Zippers Review:
This paperback book was published in
1996 at the height of the vintage
denim craze in Japan. It
offers a detailed history on the
major vintage denim manufacturers of
the early 20th century mainly Levi
Strauss, Lee, and the Blue Bell
Company (Wrangler).
Although the the price guide in the
appendix section has become rather
dated, the information and detailed
pictures on items and details
through out the book provide a solid
basis of vintage denim knowledge.
For anyone starting in on the
vintage denim phenomenon, this book
is a must have item. For those
who have been collecting denim for
years, you likely either already
have this book or have acquired the
knowledge that it contains
elsewhere.
This book is out of print and it is
extremely hard to find a new unused
copy. Therefore if you plan to
buy a copy we recommend the
secondary market.
Amazon.com is currently offer this
book for sale here:
Vintage Denim
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