Rebel Youth
2011
$129.00
First edition of Rebel Youth by Karlheinz Weinberger. First impression. Medium format hardback in fine condition.
About
This first-of-its-kind collection presents photographer Karlheinz Weinbergers influential portraits of rebel youth of the sixties. While Karlheinz Weinberger is known as a pioneer of male erotic imagery, the Swiss amateur photographer also left an indelible mark on the fashion world with his decades-long documenting of vibrant rebel youth culture. These working-class teenagers created looks that fused iconic American pop culture imagerybiker jackets, denim jeans, bouffant hairdos, James Dean insouciancewith their own idiosyncratic sensibilities. From the late 1950s through the 1960s, Weinberger captured the defiant glamour of these youths with a keen eye for their provocative handmade designs. Inspired by the rebel youths pop playfulness and fierce individuality, a legion of contemporary fashion-industry leaders have been profoundly influenced by the photographs collected in this stunning volume.
