Japan

Talk Ivy: An Interview With Toshiyuki Kurosu

W. David Marx did this interview for Ivy Style back in 2013 while researching his groundbreaking book “Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style.” As part of the research he sat down with Toshiyuki Kurosu (pictured above second from left) at the Kamakura Shirts office in Tokyo. Kurosu is legendary in Japan as one of the very

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Tradified

From The Editor

Matthew Longcore, Ph.D.  Editor and publisher Matthew Longcore completed his Ph.D. in Humanities at Salve Regina University. His doctoral dissertation is titled “Dreaming Spires: Collegiate Gothic Architecture on American Campuses.” Matthew is a graduate of Trinity College and holds master’s degrees from Fairfield University, Harvard University, and Yale University. As an undergraduate, he majored in

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From The Archives

Lessons from The Dig

By Matthew Longcore I hold a M.A. in Archaeological Studies from Yale University and work for the Human Relations Area Files (HRAF), an anthropological research organization based at Yale. HRAF produces an archaeological database used by scholars around the world. I also teach a course titled Great Discoveries in Archaeology at the University of Connecticut.

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