num_pages: 222
description: Tokyo is home to the most creative and stylish fashion in the world. The Tokyo Look Book takes us on a dazzling journey through the streets clubs and boutiques of this trendsetting city to introduce us to the people who wear the latest fashions and the people who make them. Crammed with cool full-color photographs of Tokyo's trendy teens and twenty-somethings captured candidly as they work and play this is a comprehensive look at the richly varied fashion scenes that thrive in Japan's capital cityfrom the gal mecca of Shibuya to the goths and cosplayers who hang out on Jingubashi bridge on Sundays through the cutting-edge kids on the Harajuku backstreets to the stylish young professional men and women on Omotesando Boulevard.Yuri Manabe's distinctive photographic portraits are complemented by insightful text from British anthropologist and fashion expert Philomena Keet who offers witty and informative background information on each of the fashion scenes introduced and a plethora of soundbites and quotes from the featured fashionistas. In addition there are interviews and spotlights on Tokyos hottest fashion designers magazines and boutiques including:SHIBUYA 109: Shibuyas iconic shopping mallGLAD NEWS: One of 109s leading boutiquesREIKO NAKANE: A former trendsetting charisma109 shop girl now producer of her own fashion labelMANA: Japanese pop star and designer of Elegant Gothic Lolita brand Moi-meme-MoiteH.NAOTO: Creator of the popular goth/punk brandTAKUYA ANGEL: Creator of the cult cyber-kimono brandTEAM MESSAGE: Designer of skate/streetwear brandsDOG: Owner of a cult street-fashion boutiqueSHOICHI AOKI: Creator of the influential street-fashion magazine FRUiTSGARCIA MARQUEZ GAUCHE: The husband-and-wife team behind this stylish brand for young women5351 POUR LES HOMMES: A fashionable mens brandTOKYO FASHION WEEK: A peek behind the scenesMANNENYA: Purveyor of traditional Japanese workmens outfits
language: English
title: The Tokyo Look Book
publisher: Kodansha International, Ltd.