We're not sure exactly why National Book Lover's Day is on August 9, but we do know that there's nothing we'd rather be doing on a lazy, sticky summer Saturday than diving into a good read. In honor of the holiday, Josh Paulin, OC's Book Buyer, picked out the following titles from our collection. In true Opening Ceremony style, all blend striking visuals with compelling stories on fashion, music, art, and everything in between.
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1. Opening Ceremony
Created in collaboration with Rizzoli for our ten-year anniversary, Opening Ceremony the book features contributions from Chloë Sevigny, Spike Jonze, Ryan McGinley, Terry Richardson, Sally Singer, M.I.A., Terence Koh, Proenza Schouler, Jason Schwartzman, and more. In short, it's as good as ten books wrapped in one.
2. Dries Van Noten (available in OC stores)
If you consider the fact that it will still be sitting snugly on your bookshelf in 20 years, the Dries van Noten book is even better than the exhibition it documents. Co-written Pamela Golbin, curator of the show at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, along with Vogue editor Hamish Bowles, it explores not only the Belgian designer's collections but their diverse inspirations: Bollywood, military uniforms, bullfighters, etc.
3. CLARKS IN JAMAICA
As Vybz Kartel put it in the 2010 dancehall track, "Clarks," "Everybody haffi ask weh mi get mi Clarks/ Di leather hard, di suede soft, toothbrush get out di dust fast." But why DID the classic British lace-up catch on in Jamaica in the first place? This book, written by DJ Al Fingers, blends interviews and photography to examine how the shoe took off in the reggae and dancehall world.
4. I Just Know That Something Good Is Going to Happen, Just Saying It Could Even Make It Happen (available in OC stores)
Remember cutting out pictures from magazines to make posters for your room? OC collaborator Marc Hundley's book is intended for that purpose: it unfolds into eight loose-leaf posters printed with text-based art that's awesomely life-affirming (see the above title).
5. RISD STREETWALKERS
There's nothing like art students for style inspiration. RISD streetwalkers, the from RISD alum Dana Davis, compiles photos she published on her blog as a student. Think five prints in one ensemble, seven different necklaces at a time, and, in the words of one Brown grad who reviewed the book for us, "always, always statement socks."![]()
In order of appearance: Manga Impact: The World of Japanese Animation; Love Magazine; Cindy Sherman; Live Forever: Elizabeth Peyton; I Just Know That Something Good Is Going to Happen, Just Saying It Could Even Make It Happen; Billion Dollar Zine, Freedom; Dries
Shop all books HERE
1. Opening Ceremony
Created in collaboration with Rizzoli for our ten-year anniversary, Opening Ceremony the book features contributions from Chloë Sevigny, Spike Jonze, Ryan McGinley, Terry Richardson, Sally Singer, M.I.A., Terence Koh, Proenza Schouler, Jason Schwartzman, and more. In short, it's as good as ten books wrapped in one.
2. Dries Van Noten (available in OC stores)
If you consider the fact that it will still be sitting snugly on your bookshelf in 20 years, the Dries van Noten book is even better than the exhibition it documents. Co-written Pamela Golbin, curator of the show at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, along with Vogue editor Hamish Bowles, it explores not only the Belgian designer's collections but their diverse inspirations: Bollywood, military uniforms, bullfighters, etc.
3. CLARKS IN JAMAICA
As Vybz Kartel put it in the 2010 dancehall track, "Clarks," "Everybody haffi ask weh mi get mi Clarks/ Di leather hard, di suede soft, toothbrush get out di dust fast." But why DID the classic British lace-up catch on in Jamaica in the first place? This book, written by DJ Al Fingers, blends interviews and photography to examine how the shoe took off in the reggae and dancehall world.
4. I Just Know That Something Good Is Going to Happen, Just Saying It Could Even Make It Happen (available in OC stores)
Remember cutting out pictures from magazines to make posters for your room? OC collaborator Marc Hundley's book is intended for that purpose: it unfolds into eight loose-leaf posters printed with text-based art that's awesomely life-affirming (see the above title).
5. RISD STREETWALKERS
There's nothing like art students for style inspiration. RISD streetwalkers, the from RISD alum Dana Davis, compiles photos she published on her blog as a student. Think five prints in one ensemble, seven different necklaces at a time, and, in the words of one Brown grad who reviewed the book for us, "always, always statement socks."
In order of appearance: Manga Impact: The World of Japanese Animation; Love Magazine; Cindy Sherman; Live Forever: Elizabeth Peyton; I Just Know That Something Good Is Going to Happen, Just Saying It Could Even Make It Happen; Billion Dollar Zine, Freedom; Dries