Fruits
Published on 1. June 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-7148-4083-3 (ISBN)
Description
This extensive collection of portraits represents a unique documentation of the changing face of street fashion throughout the last decade. Colourful, fascinating and funny, this is the first time these cult images have been published outside Japan.
Reviews / Votes
"A funny, funky look at Tokyo's street fashion... Guaranteed to give you that happy-all-over feeling."-Elle"Fascinating... Inventive."-i-D
"Will delight all dedicated followers of fashion."-Glamour
"hat is exciting about [Aoki's] photographs is that he portrays teenagers' desires to express themselves through the way they dress. The originality and non-conformist attitudes they exude show little desire to follow trends. By taking in references as far flung as Blade Runner nihilism, Vivienne Westwood couture and Hello Kitty kitschness, Aoki's subjects pride themselves on creating a personal identity that is instantly recognisable as their own."-Dazed & Confused
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Persons
Shoichi Aoki (b.1955) is a leading publisher and photographer of street fashion in Japan. In 1997 he established his much acclaimed
Fruits
magazine which to this day records and celebrates the freshness of Japanese street fashion. He is also the editor of the popular fashion magazines
Street
and
Tune
.
Content
Short forward by author Shoich Aoki 300 portraits with associated captions.