{"id":3465,"date":"2013-02-27T19:33:20","date_gmt":"2013-02-27T19:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ericmusgrave.co.uk\/?p=3465"},"modified":"2013-04-25T10:29:04","modified_gmt":"2013-04-25T10:29:04","slug":"the-ben-sherman-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ericmusgrave.co.uk\/index.php\/archive\/blog\/the-ben-sherman-book\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ben Sherman book"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Eric<\/a><\/p>\n

This photo shows me, my brother Simon and my Aunty Doris (nice slippers, Doris!) in the back garden of our house in Leeds in about 1969-1970. I am wearing Levi 501s and a Ben Sherman <\/a>shirt.<\/p>\n

\"Ben<\/a><\/p>\n

The influence of Ben Sherman, aka\u00a0Arthur Benjamin Sugarman (above), on British style is examined in a handsome new book published by the modern company, which is now owned by Oxford Industries of Atlanta, Georgia. They wisely hired my former Emap colleague, Josh Sims, to write a history of a half-century of UK menswear, which is divided into eight “tribes” – Teddy Boy, Rocker, Mod, Northern Soul, Punk, Skinhead, Two Tone and Casual.<\/p>\n

\"Ben<\/a> \"Ben<\/a><\/p>\n

Josh’s text, as usual, is easy to read and interesting to read, but most of us buy books like this for the pictures. This volume does not disappoint. The front cover here shows second-generation Mods in 1979, while the back cover has earlier Mods getting ready for a night out in 1964. With such a well-trodden path as British sub-cultures, lots of the pix are familiar, but lots are not. I offer here three that I particularly like.<\/p>\n

\"Ben<\/a><\/p>\n

This pic is captioned: “18-year-old Mod from Kent, England, 1965”. Nearly 50 years later, that parka and knitted tie could have been seen on a young blade this past winter, but the tab-collar shirt would have been harder to find. (Does Ben Sherman make them?)<\/p>\n

\"Ben<\/a><\/p>\n

This pic from the Wigan Casino in 1978 reminds me about how skinny so many of us were in those days. It wasn’t just from dancing to Tainted Love<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Ben<\/a><\/p>\n

I was a bit old to get into the Casual movement of the mid-80s, but I find its clean lines and tidiness very\u00a0appealing. This is the Old West Stand at Highbury. Note the almost complete absence of replica football shirts here. I like the fact that Ben Sherman is confident enough of the power of its own brand to allow the appearance of other labels like Lacoste in this book. Make a bit of space for it on your style bookshelf. You’ll enjoy it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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