Advanced Style
Older & Wiser
by Ari Seth Cohen
Recommended by Dita Von Teese and Von Teese
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Should I read this?
This photo-led collection translates a popular street-style project into a large-format book of portraits and outfits tied to experience and age. Its strength is visual: carefully composed shots, bold color, and idiosyncratic dressing make it a ready source of inspiration and visual reference. Its limitation is brevity of commentary — captions are short and contextual or historical information is scarce, so readers looking for analysis or how-to guidance will find it thin. Better as a moodboard than a manual.
Read this if...
- •fashion student building a portfolio of non-mainstream silhouettes and color studies — useful for visual references and mood exploration.
- •photographer planning a street-portrait series and wanting examples of composed candid style, framing, and color coordination across mature subjects.
- •interior-designer or stylist sourcing bold, image-led pieces to stage a living space or editorial shoot that leans on texture and unexpected pairing.
Skip this if...
- •you'll likely put it down when the photos start to repeat a similar visual formula and captions offer little new context — the middle sections can feel monotonous.
- •annoying if you prefer heavy writing, critical commentary, or historical background instead of large photographs with brief notes.
- •lose interest if you expect practical outfit breakdowns or step-by-step styling tips — the book lacks hands-on exercises or concrete styling instruction.
Advanced Style is Ari Seth Cohen?s blogbased ode to the confidence, beauty, and fashion that can only be achieved through the experience of a life lived glamorously. It is a collection of street fashion unlike any seen before?focused on the over60 set in the world?s most stylish locales. The (mostly) ladies of Advanced Style are enjoying their la...
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Difficulty:easy
Audience Fit
- fashion student building a portfolio of non-mainstream silhouettes and color studies — useful for visual references and mood exploration.
- photographer planning a street-portrait series and wanting examples of composed candid style, framing, and color coordination across mature subjects.
- interior-designer or stylist sourcing bold, image-led pieces to stage a living space or editorial shoot that leans on texture and unexpected pairing.
- you'll likely put it down when the photos start to repeat a similar visual formula and captions offer little new context — the middle sections can feel monotonous.
- annoying if you prefer heavy writing, critical commentary, or historical background instead of large photographs with brief notes.
- lose interest if you expect practical outfit breakdowns or step-by-step styling tips — the book lacks hands-on exercises or concrete styling instruction.
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Fashion, Most Recommended Books, and Art.
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