Fruits postcards

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If you ever wondered where the catwalk got its claws, then the portraits gathered in photographer Shoichi Aoki's book Fruits, from the streets of Harajuku in Tokyo, point the way to an extraordinarily imaginative and invariably stunning glut of mongrel fashion heists. A best-of collection from the fanzine of the same name, and published for the first time outside Japan, Fruits keeps its style clean: front-on, razor-sharp images, ranging from the deadpan to the manic, of the sharpest collages of sartorial influence that, usually, little money can buy. From off the peg to off the wall, kitsch to bitch, each person bears a combination and philosophy as distinctive as DNA. All shades of aesthetic are raided, with exquisite, scrupulous attention to detail. Punk is a favorite, as is, appropriately, Vivienne Westwood, alongside Milk and Jean-Paul Gaultier, and the occasional Comme des Garçons. Many of the outfits, though, are second-hand or self-assembly, such as a skirt drooping petals of men's silk ties, Wa-mono, when tradition Japanese clothes are topped with, say, an authentic bowler hat, EGL (elegant gothic Lolita), and a swathe of tartans, pinks, and turquoises. The most malleable feature, unsurprisingly, is hair, with dreadlocks, mohicans, back-combing, and crops dyed an irradiated spectrum. While the eye is drawn, obediently, to the mannequins, the background is often worth a look, either for the vending machines against which a number are shot, or the ubiquitous Gap store and bags, a constant reminder of the global mass market.

One enterprising man wears a genuine British paperboy's delivery bag, and, to pick but one profile, Princess, 18, is trying to be a doll and is currently preoccupied with body organs. Mmm. All the subjects are asked the source of their clothes, as well as their "point of fashion" and "current obsession." The scope for sociopsychological discussion is vast, particularly with the preponderance of infantilization, through dolls, bonnets, pop socks, and Barbie, but this is a joyous documentation of the innovative, celebrating the inspirational polytheism of street fashion, captured with provocative, political zeal. Best let the street cats prowl. --David Vincent

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tokyo débridé : un voyage dans la folle jeunesse japonaise .

ce livre est un véritble concentré de japon. l'auteur nous livre une vision contemporaine de tokyo qui s'amuse a créer et détruire en permanence les styles, modes et préjugés sur les styles e vie. ce bouquin est égalemnt un guide pour les amatrices et amateurs de d'images hautes en couleurs et pour les adeptes du metissage culturel et social. vivez l'expérience d'une visite dans harajuku le dimanche souriez et etonnez vous en feuilletant ce livre à tout instant.et comme on dit actuellement à tokyo pour exprimer son approbation , contentement dites: "ISHIZAWAAA!"

Fruits postcards Reviews
Excellent livre sur les modes alternatives au Japon .

Très bon livre regroupant plusieurs centaines de photographies sur les modes alternatives dans les rues de Tokyo. Avec indications et marques portées.

Fruits postcards Opinions
super .

Fruits poscards est vraiment le top pour decouvrir les modes des quartier de Tokyo! A recommander pour les fans de stylisme et de design original et coloré!

Product Details

EAN : 9780714843353
Weight : 1 pounds
Height : 1 inches
Length : 8 inches
Width : 6 inches
Author : SHOICHI AOKI
Binding : Cartes
Manufacturer : Phaidon Press Ltd
PublicationDate : 2003-04-15
Publisher : Phaidon Press Ltd
SKU : M0714843350
Studio : Phaidon Press Ltd

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