I just came across the amazing book Made For Skate which is a definitive look at the culture of skate footwear. Each brand has their own unique identity and story told through the insiders of the sport. It's a fantastic exploration into the history and evolution of the world's most stylish sport through its shoes. This looks like the perfect book for you guys to pick up, so take a look at their website for more amazing photographs, information, and see if you agree...
"New York is a city where one can get a more intense view of our society than any other place in the world."
- Alan J. Pakula
New York state of mind today for obvious reasons. Been thumbing through two of my loves... New York and filmmaking. Filled with so many beautiful pictures, quotes, and stories, Scenes From the City: Filmmaking in New York captures the essence of my beloved city as well as the films and directors it features. An amazing book from James Sanders and Rizzoli, which never disappoints.
Sometimes this city is tough. Sometimes this city shows no remorse. Sometimes this city is the most beautiful thing I know... New York...
Scenes from the City: Filmmaking in New York amazon link
"This is anti-autotune. Death of the ringtone. This ain't for iTunes. This ain't for sing-a-longs. This is Sinatra at the opera. Bring a blonde. Preferably with a fat ass who can sing a song."
- Jay-Z
Cover of Dancehall: The Rise of Jamaican Dancehall Culture by Beth Lesser published in 2008
Cover of Birth of the Cool published in 2001
It also features some great style from the likes of Miles Davis, Juliette Greco, Jackson Pollock, Jack Kerouac, Marlon Brando, Bob Dylan, William Burroughs, and Jean-Paul Sartre (photographed on the left in his trademark sheepskin jacket and bottle-thick eyeglasses in Paris, late 1940s.)
The philosopher, novelist, playwright, and hero of the intellectual underground was a proponent of existentialism: the idea that "God is dead. Therefore the universe is absurd. The only thing we know is that we exist. We are responsible for our own destinies."
Jazz greats of the time Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk picked up on his teachings and appropriated the Left Bank cafe-intellectual style to their own fashion.
