{"product_id":"scorcha-skins-suedes-and-style-from-the-streets-1967-1973-non-mint","title":"Scorcha! Skins, Suedes and Style from the Streets 1967-1973 (Non-mint)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-width=\"\" class=\"author notFaded\"\u003ePaul 'Smiler' Anderson\u003cspan class=\"contribution\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-width=\"\" class=\"author notFaded\"\u003eMark Baxter \u0026amp; Suggs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHardcover | \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e20.32 x 2.79 x 26.67 cm | 304 pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOmnibus Press | 2021 | 9781785584930\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLevis, Ben Sherman, Crombie. Reggae, rocksteady, soul. The look and sound of Suedeheads – instantly recognisable in the sixties and early seventies – had a long-lasting impact on British style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eScorcha!: Skins, Suedes and Style from the Streets 1967–73\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edelves into the roots, rise and fall of the Suedeheads and their close companions the Skinheads. Covering topics from fashion and football to the influence of black music and culture, the book draws on first-hand accounts from the original skin-suede generation and later adopters, such as Paul Weller and Norman Jay MBE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a foreword by Suggs and jam-packed with iconic images, this is the definitive visual history of the Suedehead way of life. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'This brilliantly realised volume outlines the facts, fashions and foibles [of the suedehead group]. The layout of the book is superb and the time spent meticulously researching the music, media and memories of those involved superlative, as is the standard of production making this if not the Bible for the period, then at least, in deference to the scooter owners within, the Haynes manual' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eShindig!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'I thought it was a great cultural movement, the music, the look, they're things that have shaped who I am...'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePaul Weller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'The skin-suede era was the most rigorously smart and pedantically correct in the history of working class street style.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRobert Elms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePLEASE NOTE: This book is a NON-MINT item. NON-MINT books are new but are either ex-display copies or warehouse marked - minor cosmetic imperfections such as scuffs, marks, or minor dents to the covers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Omnibus Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48055383163138,"sku":"BK-OMN-SSS-002-D","price":12.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6226\/3204\/files\/IMG_5485_57750845-8022-4b3e-86f8-1e95e949cff5.jpg?v=1738235704","url":"https:\/\/www.booksaboutart.co.uk\/products\/scorcha-skins-suedes-and-style-from-the-streets-1967-1973-non-mint","provider":"Books About Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}