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"From Goth to Gyaru, Japan's groundbreaking street fashion is rounded up in The Tokyo Look Book." --Elle
"[The Tokyo Look Book] showcases full-color photographs of the stylish set, but also interviews designers such as Naoyuki Ohira and members of the Goth rock band Moi- m me-Moiti ." --Womens Wear Daily
"The beautifully photographed book is notable not only for the great variety of looks it documents, but also for providing insight and background into the root of Tokyo street style and the individuals who constantly reinvent it. " --Fashion Wire Daily
"The Tokyo Look Book offers a colorful peek at what the kids are wearing these days on the sidewalks and catwalks of the capital city. Not only does she profile specific youth subcultures concentrated in a few celebrated districts, but she also turns a lens on the rest of Tokyo society." --BudgetTravel (online)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This really is the one of the best Japanese fashion books I have read. Not only does it have lovely pictures of some of the citizens of Tokyo, it has wonderfully descriptive paragraphs about where they got their clothes and accessories from, and sometimes information about the people themselves. There is even a section at the back with the addresses, phone numbers and web sites of the shops where the clothes came from.
I would recommend this book to anyone who has a passion for modern Japan, fashion and culture. ^^
This book goes brilliantly with FRUiTS and FRESH FRUiTS.
I would recommend this book to anyone who has a passion for modern Japan, fashion and culture. ^^
This book goes brilliantly with FRUiTS and FRESH FRUiTS.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I first saw this book in waterstones, and at first i expected some badly taken photos and a very high price tag. While it is quite expensive, the quality is awesome, with full page images and a small amount of writing accompanying each one. For me, this was great, as i only ever see text-heavy books about Japan. Even though fashion isnt really my main interest, i still enjoyed looking through it. There's even a Kakashi cosplayer! Go buy it.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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"It's like an attack on the brain": so speaks Kai Satake about his Boutique Dog. The same might be said of much of these Tokyo fashions. Supposedly the Japanese fashion scene was dull in the 1980's: they've made up a lot of ground since then. Being far from Europe may have led to the movement to extremes.
Upon first looking through this book, the photos dominated. Not that they seem that flattering, many are not, but they are eye-catching. Many are of "ordinary" youth found on the streets: few if any are of fashion models.
Once I settled into the text by Philomena Keet, I was surprised just how complex this entire scene is: worthy of an anthropologist with a PhD in "Tokyo street fashion". Let's hope it does not go out of fashion, what will Philomena do then? As it is, there is a lot of reading here which goes along with the photos: the text is not a formal presentation at all nor is there much explicit social science in it but it is informative.
Much derives from music, much of that having come from the West although the Japanese now make their own contribution such as with their "visual kei" rock bands. One remarkable fashion designer (and visual kei performer which perform in costume) is Mana whose androgynous look was one of the more attractive in this book.
Gothic, Lolita, Gothic Lolita, Princess Lolita: lots of subcultures and tribes. Lots of money spent on clothes and many magazines(the amounts seem to be in yen) by youths who want to be "in". Lots of time as well, it seems, shopping and hanging out at well-known places where they can be seen and photographed (sometimes at a price). "Charisma girls" have become well known and apparently well paid, helpful workers in the fashion shops some of whom have gained a national reputation and even been launched in a career as a fashion designer.
A number of fashion designers are presented. One organizes photo shoots at which amateurs gather at various locations. Many fashion shops are covered. There is truly a lot here both in the photos and, to my surprise, in the text. I can only wonder, were I to go to Tokyo, how many youth I would see in such fashions: I'd be disappointed after "The Tokyo Look Book" if the percentage was too small. This kind of fun and freedom seems a good thing so long as the spending doesn't become overdone. But it is not my kids so I enjoyed this book considerably.
Upon first looking through this book, the photos dominated. Not that they seem that flattering, many are not, but they are eye-catching. Many are of "ordinary" youth found on the streets: few if any are of fashion models.
Once I settled into the text by Philomena Keet, I was surprised just how complex this entire scene is: worthy of an anthropologist with a PhD in "Tokyo street fashion". Let's hope it does not go out of fashion, what will Philomena do then? As it is, there is a lot of reading here which goes along with the photos: the text is not a formal presentation at all nor is there much explicit social science in it but it is informative.
Much derives from music, much of that having come from the West although the Japanese now make their own contribution such as with their "visual kei" rock bands. One remarkable fashion designer (and visual kei performer which perform in costume) is Mana whose androgynous look was one of the more attractive in this book.
Gothic, Lolita, Gothic Lolita, Princess Lolita: lots of subcultures and tribes. Lots of money spent on clothes and many magazines(the amounts seem to be in yen) by youths who want to be "in". Lots of time as well, it seems, shopping and hanging out at well-known places where they can be seen and photographed (sometimes at a price). "Charisma girls" have become well known and apparently well paid, helpful workers in the fashion shops some of whom have gained a national reputation and even been launched in a career as a fashion designer.
A number of fashion designers are presented. One organizes photo shoots at which amateurs gather at various locations. Many fashion shops are covered. There is truly a lot here both in the photos and, to my surprise, in the text. I can only wonder, were I to go to Tokyo, how many youth I would see in such fashions: I'd be disappointed after "The Tokyo Look Book" if the percentage was too small. This kind of fun and freedom seems a good thing so long as the spending doesn't become overdone. But it is not my kids so I enjoyed this book considerably.
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