why they wear what they wear, what their clothes say about who they are. the book has short interviews with the individuals, which give a deeper look into their style and their life on the whole. one could argue that the white backgrounds let the clothes (and the people wearing them) do the talking. the white backgrounds give the portraits a clean feel, undistracted by cluttered backgrounds (i like these sorts of street portraits both ways, actually (sometimes the background gives a mood, or sets the scene or says a lot about the individual)), but here it works, and it sets the new york magazine look book photos apart from the pack as a result. why? well, here's the theory i'm positing: I believe that this street fashion photo book is better than many i have seen. the internet is more than fine and dandy, but there's something temporary, ethereal, and changeable about it, just as it's nature, whereas a book is a tangible record. i've been checking in with said archives regularly the past couple of years, and i was delighted to see that they had been compiled into an actual, factual book. Tis an offshoot of new york magazine's look book street fashion feature, the archives of which can also be found right here. good old amazon most likely recommended it to me based upon my other purchases (isn't that nice? i'm always lurking around over there.i'm OBSESSED with books). Not sure how i came across this new tome, i pretty sure i stumbled across it on. New york look book: a gallery of street fashion by amy larocca & jake chessum:
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