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Fashioning Japanese subcultures
Title:
Fashioning Japanese subcultures
Author:
Kawamura, Yuniya, 1963-
ISBN:
9781847889478

9781847889485

9780857852168
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Publication Information:
London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, [2013]
Physical Description:
xiv, 175 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
General Note:
English edition first published in 2012 by Berg.
Abstract:
"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, Agejo in Shinjuku and Mori Girl in Kouenji, reflect the affiliation and identities of their members, and have often blurred the boundary between professionals and amateurs for models, photographers, merchandisers and designers. Based on insightful ethnographic fieldwork in Tokyo, is the first theoretical and analytical study on Japan's contemporary youth subcultures and their stylistic expressions. It is essential reading for students, scholars and anyone interested in fashion, sociology and subcultures"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Field 805:
npmlib 南院 GT1560 K35 stc 10920416 11220268 (c.2)
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