The i-D Bible Part I: Every Ultimate Victim's Handbook
Impossible to find first part in the iD Bible series. This was the 1st edition printed.
Literally the actual ULTIMATE guide to 80's youth culture, fashion and style. Includes:
Style Wars - Mods, Skins, Rockers, Goths, Gents, Punks, Hippies, Teds, PIMPS, PREPPIES, PSYCHEDELICS, punks, ROCKABILLIES, ROCKERS etc are all profiled, and with straight-ups and photography by Simon Fleury, Steve Johnson, Monica Curtin and Nick Knight - over approx 20 pages! What's YOUR vintage tribe?
Idols - Nick Kamen's mouth and Boy George of Culture Club's eyes; one page close-up of each!
Heroes - styling by Judy Blame and clothes by CHRISTOPHER NEMETH.
Fashion - body by Jeny Howorth, styling by Ray Petri
Mark LeBon photo art portfolio, several pages.
Sloane Rubble
Styling advice by Simon Foxton, 4 pages.
Nick Knight portfolio - full page images including Kate Pendegrast 1986 courtesy Yohji Yamamoto, art direction by Marc Ascoli. Skinheads, 1980. David Staines 1986 courtesy Yohji. Toby Mott courtesy Yohji 1986. Rockers, styled by Foxton.
Kevin Davies portfolio - full page b/w portraits of Jamie Reid, Kay Montano, Tom Jones, LL Cool J, Jonathan Ross, Nell Campbell, Jean Paul Gaultier.
B-Boys, Labroke Grove circa 1987 shot by Somon Fleury - see pic.
Fashion by Mark LeBon, Nick Knight, Simon Foxton, Simon Fleury, Eamonn McCabe and July Blame throughout.
Worldwide club guide.
Also - DJ ELAYNE, DYLAN JONES, skinhead Gavin Watson, JM SILK, JOE CASELY-HAYFORD 2 page fashion feature inc photo of the designer himself, MARGI CLARKE, model MICHAEL GEORGE, OLDLAND MONTANO, writing by SEAN MACAULAY, SKINHEAD GIRLs, SKINS, CORINNE DREWERY, DARRYL BLACK, JOY GOODMAN, MARC ASCOLI, SARAH CAMPBELL, SWING OUT SISTER, Yohji Yamamoto ...and a full page ad for Prince music duo WENDY AND LISA. Packed with cult 80s fashion.
Illustrated throughout with photographs, many full-bleed, some DPS.
Published by Terry Jones, Levelprint Ltd, London, 1987. First edition. Large format paperback. Quarto, in illustrated wrappers.
164 action packed pages.
Reference books cannot get any better than this!
VG condition. Light age-related wear to cover. Complete.
Scarce collector's item - insurance is included in post.
