Book reviews
Here we review books of the alternative fashion pursation & interest.

Previous reviews:
Gothic & Lolita - Masayuki Yoshinaga & Katsuhiko Ishikawa


Blood & dishonour - Nigel Wingrove
"Tokyo look book" Philomena Keet & Yuri Manabe

Since the phenomena that was "Fruits", Japanese street fashion has been attracting more attention than ever before. Tokyo look book takes a look at Japanese street fashion from a much different angle to other books currently on the market.
Taking a look at the styles, the shops & the designers that make Japanese fashion so rich & varied. From B-boy suits, kimono's with a cyber twist & punk labels that you may be more familiar with.
With interviews & features on key shops & designers; Tokyo look book takes you through the key elements of Japanese fashion. From Shibuya 109 the iconic shopping mall, infamous for bringing hip designers to their stores & creating the charisma shop assistant; Moi meme moitie, Mana's egl label; giving an insight into the egl look & it's effect internationally; Takuya angel, taking traditional Japanese items such as kimono's & adding a modern almost cyber-esque twist to them & even an interview with Shoichi Aoki into the "Fruits" phenomena & how it started.
Tokyo look book certainly covers a very wide range of Japanese fashion, it's not jsut about the more extreme side of the fashion scene, there's also some well known high end designers, shopping malls & influencial figures that take part in the fashion scene.
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This book takes it all into context & provides a rich look into all aspects, you may find a designer that you didn't know existed or simply just another side to a designer you already adore.

Tokyo look book is available now from most bookstores & sites.
Review: Leona