POLHEMUS, Ted. Street Style from Sidewalk to Catwalk.

(London): Thames & Hudson, 1984. First edition. Quarto. Published to coincide with the ‘Streetstyle’ exhibition at The Victoria and Albert Museum, Nov, 1994 – Feb, 1995. A fascinating exploration of street style and culture from the 1940’s through to technos and cyberpunks, looking at bikers, hep cats, beatniks, coffee-bar cowboys, mods, rockers, rude boys, hippies, skinheads, skaters, punks, new romantics, goths, casuals and ravers amongst others along the way. Illustrated with 242 images.  Superb encyclopedia of street fashion. A very good copy in glossy wrappers, some fading to orange colouring at spine.