Little Book of Tokyo Style: The Fashion History of the Iconic City

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'If you go to Tokyo, I think it becomes very obvious that there's this almost seamless mixture of popular culture and Japanese traditional culture.' - Kazuo Ishiguro From the youthful maximalism of Harajuku to the luxurious sophistication of Ginza, Tokyo is the city of a thousand styles. With diverse and unique subcultures like the kitsch Sweet Lolitas, the dark and dramatic goths and punks, the retro rockbillys and the elegant and traditional Wa Lolitas, Tokyo is home to an explosion of fashion like no other. This instalment of the beautiful Little Books of City Style series will look at the style evolution of this incredible capital, providing an exquisitely illustrated guide to dressing like a true Tokyoite.

Emmanuelle Dirix is a fashion academic, writer and curator. She teaches at the Antwerp Fashion Academy and Imperial College London, and has lectured at the Royal College of Art, and University of the Arts London. She has authored and contributed to numerous books on fashion includingHigh Fashion,Unravel: Knitwear in Fashion,Fashion in the 70s,Dressing the Decades andFashion Sourcebook 1920s,1930s,1940s Fashion: the Definitive Sourcebook.