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Face Hunter
Facehunter is the pseudonym of 32-year-old Yvan Rodic, who began his career with the advertising agencies Saatchi & Saatchi and Leo Burnett before founding one of the most innovative fashion blogs on the internet. He travels the globe, snapping the most stylish looks in the street, this is a collection of such photographs.
320 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2010
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January 11, 2016
Facehunter is the book version of the identically named blog from street style photographer Yvan Rodic. You would be forgiven for assuming the book is something more sinister based on that title, but it’s just a bunch of pictures of generally young, usually attractive folks wandering the streets of major cities around the world.
I’m a sucker for these books; I love to look at how other people dress, especially in a collection like this where the images are from all over the globe. I use them for personal inspiration, and to see how people express themselves though an essentially silent medium. I also like to keep them around for a while and revisit them months or years later to see how my tastes have changed. I like the variety that the best style bloggers seek out, and Rodic has a good eye for the interesting without searching for people that seem to be wearing costumes. There are some noticeable trends in there- style influences style, after all- but overall it is rarely boring or too high fashion. And for a book published 5 years ago, nothing about it seems dated, which is saying something considering how the fashion lifecycle tends to work.
There is very little text here- just a one page introduction, a comment every 50 pages or so, and the location and/or event for each picture. The photography is nothing new- it’s street style blogging, which pretty much has its own particular, point-and-shoot aesthetic. This one isn’t any better or any worse than the others in my collection (both Street: The Nylon Book of Global Styleand Street View: The New Nylon Book of Global Style by Nylon magazine, The Sartorialist, I Love Your Style: How to Define and Refine Your Personal Style, etc). Fun if you like this kind of stuff, pretty pointless if you don’t.
I’m a sucker for these books; I love to look at how other people dress, especially in a collection like this where the images are from all over the globe. I use them for personal inspiration, and to see how people express themselves though an essentially silent medium. I also like to keep them around for a while and revisit them months or years later to see how my tastes have changed. I like the variety that the best style bloggers seek out, and Rodic has a good eye for the interesting without searching for people that seem to be wearing costumes. There are some noticeable trends in there- style influences style, after all- but overall it is rarely boring or too high fashion. And for a book published 5 years ago, nothing about it seems dated, which is saying something considering how the fashion lifecycle tends to work.
There is very little text here- just a one page introduction, a comment every 50 pages or so, and the location and/or event for each picture. The photography is nothing new- it’s street style blogging, which pretty much has its own particular, point-and-shoot aesthetic. This one isn’t any better or any worse than the others in my collection (both Street: The Nylon Book of Global Styleand Street View: The New Nylon Book of Global Style by Nylon magazine, The Sartorialist, I Love Your Style: How to Define and Refine Your Personal Style, etc). Fun if you like this kind of stuff, pretty pointless if you don’t.
August 16, 2010
Not so much a read, rather a look see. A photo essay book on street fashion. It's a blog in book form with much better resolution. I dig it.
On a further note, I can appreciate Yvan Rodic's brief and rather optimistic introduction. He touches on the globalization of the youth culture in regards to fashion and technology, and it's positive influence on individuality. Nicely done.
And lastly, I adore anyone who can use a quote by Nietzsche without sounding cynical.
On a further note, I can appreciate Yvan Rodic's brief and rather optimistic introduction. He touches on the globalization of the youth culture in regards to fashion and technology, and it's positive influence on individuality. Nicely done.
And lastly, I adore anyone who can use a quote by Nietzsche without sounding cynical.
February 23, 2011
Good picture-book for bored people - like me, sometimes.
February 23, 2019
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ภาพแนวๆสตรีทๆชิคๆ เปิดหูเปิดตา มิกซ์นู่นแมตช์นี่ ได้แนวยูนีคเก๋ๆ คูลๆ แต่ละคนจะต้องมีไอเท็มเด็ดอย่างน้อย1ชิ้นที่เห็นวูปแรกจะต้องสะดุด!แล้วหยุดมอง แบบดูไม่เข้า แต่ความดูไม่เข้าเนี่ยแหละคือจุดขายที่แตกต่าง
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กับ อีกคนไอเท็มเด็ดคือตัวต่อเลโก้ทำเป็นสร้อย
ไม่เคยคิดว่าจะเอาเกมส์บอยหรือLegoมาแขวนคอเลยนะ
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September 15, 2025
It's a great slice of the style of (mostly) young hipsters and fashion show attendees in various countries in the late 00s but I think the photo selection could have been a bit better, the blog contained a lot more varied and stylish looks that never made it into the book
The one star is also taken off for never mentioning the year in which a given photograph is taken- a mild annoyance but an important detail considering the subject.
The one star is also taken off for never mentioning the year in which a given photograph is taken- a mild annoyance but an important detail considering the subject.
November 11, 2018
Beautiful book. Would love more of his thoughts throughout.
January 10, 2015
Fashion inspo. Although the latest book by Rodic (2013?) has more statistic information and is over all more personal than this one from 2010, it's still a nice photo gallery of styles across the globe. I wonder how he always come across so many unique people!
May 25, 2014
Amazing fashion from all around the world. Inspired me to do designs because of their unique and eye catching fashion style.
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