We’re excited to be carrying a selection of rare and vintage Japanese menswear books and magazines from the private library of Author W. David Marx.

Hot Dog Press - January 1981 — IVY TEXT ’81

_Hot Dog Press_started as a copy of_Popeye_from rival publisher Kodansha, but they ended up covering the Ivy and Preppy styles with more enthusiasm than anyone at the time. The cover of this issue — an “Ivy Bible” — featured a family portrait from legendary Ivy illustrator Kazuo Hozumi.