rian hughes: lifestyle illustration of the 60s

editor: rian hughes
publisher: fiell
language: english/ french/ dutch
year: 2010
size: 576 pages, 24.9cm x 19.4cm
isbn: 978-1-906863-04-3

http://www.fiell.com/page/our-books

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lifestyle illustration is not, despite appearances to the contrary, a recent phenomenon.
it has simply been on sabbatical - undoubtedly somewhere exotic, somewhere where
the men are urbane and angular clotheshorses, the women kittenish and sultry,
with lashes long enough to shelve your travel souvenirs on.

content
edited by designboom friend rian hughes, 'lifestyle illustration of the 60s' is an assemblage
of magazine artwork from 1960-1969. over 1,000 retouched images of stylistically diverse
illustrations reveal the ranging social aspirations from the cultural decade of sexual freedom
and political optimism.

best known for his award-winning graphic design, illustration and comic art, rian hughes
has selectively compiled a set of illustrations tracing sixties fashion and pop culture,
giving us a taste of the stylish and sophisticated lifestyle of the time. he provides a forward
with a brief history of the art form, contextualizing its place within a wider social framework.
the book, comprised of more than 1000 full color images visually documents how much life
has changed since the 60's, and concludes with biographies for each of the illustrators featured.

is it for me?
if you appreciate old school illustrations, vintage fashion or collect circa 1960 furniture, fashion
and objects this book is for you. filled with rhetoric exemplifying life in the 60's,
the illustrations provide a narrative into the romantic and domestic aspirations that filtered into suburban
homes through magazines such as 'woman's own' and 'woman'.



illustrations from 1962
left (top - bottom): antonio bosch penalva in 'serenade' magazine;  jordi longaron in 'serenade' magazine
right: angel badia camps in 'serenade' magazine



illustrations from 1964
john lewis 'woman's journal' magazine



illustrations from 1968
caroline smith for 'intro' magazine



illustrations from 1963
lynn buckham in 'woman's own' magazine



illustrations from 1966
left (top - bottom / clockwise): uncredited in 'trend' magazine; bill whittingham in 'woman and home' magazine; mark miller in 'woman's own' magazine
right (top - bottom / clockwise): roger coleman in 'honey' magazine, top right: andy virgil in 'woman' magazine, bottom: brian sanders in 'woman' magazine



illustrations from 1967
caroline smith in 'petticoat' magazine



cover, coby whitmore