Image talk:Fred Astaire - Style.jpg

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• comment This illustration is used for the article on Astaire, not the book--for which we do not have an article and are not likely ever to have an article, and therefore does in my opinion not come within the guideline.DGG 19:39, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

It is a straightforward matter to replace the image with the original photograph and without the superimposed lettering, however, I believe the present image does a much better job of communicating the main point, which is, that Astaire was in his time, and still is an important influence on male fashion, while showing his preference for casual wear as opposed to the top hat and tails in which he is usually portrayed, but which he himself hated. In my opinion, the book cover communicates this very immediately, in a way the original photograph could not. The fact that a monograph has been written by a leading expert (Boyer is male fashion editor for Forbes Magazine) dealing only with Astaire's influence on fashion validates the point made in the text of the article. I can find no rule or guideline within Wikipedia which states that book covers may only be used to illustrate articles about the books, and believe this usage falls into fair use as currently understood. But perhaps the fair use rationale could do with some rewording Dermot 15:40, 6 April 2007 (UTC)