Fashioning Japanese Subcultures

by Yuniya Kawamura

Western fashion has been widely appreciated and consumed in Tokyo for decades, but since the mid-1990s Japanese youth have been playing a crucial role in forming their own unique fashion communities and producing creative styles which have had a major impact on fashion globally.

Geographically and stylistically defined, subcultures such as Lolita in Harajuku, Gyaru and Gyaru-o in Shibuya, Age-jo in Shinjuku, and Mori Girl in Kouenji, reflect...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847889476
• ISBN13: 9781847889478
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Berg Publishers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"