{"product_id":"tokyo-fashion-city-a-detailed-guide-to-tokyos-trendiest-fashion-districts-paperback","title":"Tokyo Fashion City: A Detailed Guide to Tokyo's Trendiest Fashion Districts - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilomena Keet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eYuri Manabe\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fashionable, eccentric pedestrians of Tokyo are captured with hundreds of portrait photographs in this fun guide to Tokyo street fashion. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tokyo is considered one of the world's style capitals for its vibrant youth fashion culture. Part guidebook, part fashion photography album, \u003ci\u003eTokyo Fashion City\u003c\/i\u003e takes a stroll through eight Tokyo neighborhoods, each with its own unique fashion characteristics, to see what streetwise young Tokyoites are wearing, where they're shopping, what they're eating and drinking, and where they're hanging out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAuthor Philomena Keet and photographer Yuri Manabe accompany the reader to a number of unique Tokyo neighborhoods, including: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarajuku where high fashion rubs shoulders with hip-hop style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShibuya, birthplace of the \"gal\" and stomping ground for Tokyo's most sophisticated fashionistas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHipster hangout Daikanyama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe goth and geek meccas of Shinjuku and Ikebukuro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bohemian Koenji and otaku neighborhood Nakano\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGinza's lunching ladies and dapper gentlemen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The cosplay paradise of Akihabara \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe narrow lanes of East Tokyo, where everyday Japanese fashion gets a traditional touch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Each chapter is packed with photographs of young fashionistas captured as they go about their daily lives, with info-rich captions, and insightful text giving the background to the trends and tribes featured. With the inclusion of area maps, and shop and cafe listings, \u003ci\u003eTokyo Fashion City\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable resource for readers wishing to keep a finger on Tokyo's style pulse.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilomena Keet\u003c\/b\u003e is a British anthropologist with a PhD in Tokyo Street Fashion from London University SOAS. She lives in Tokyo with her Japanese husband and two children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eYuri Manabe\u003c\/b\u003e is a Tokyo-based photographer whose distinctive portraits have appeared in a variety of prestigious music and fashion magazines, including \u003ci\u003eMarie-Claire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e. He and Keet are the writer\/photographer team behind the popular \u003ci\u003eTokyo Look Book\u003c\/i\u003e (Kodansha International, 2007), which was acclaimed for its presentation of \"groundbreaking street fashion\" (\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e magazine) and \"great captions\" (\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.9 x 7.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765184561440,"sku":"9780804857208","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b8459556f40e753278890da721ed63fa.webp?v=1780263181","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tokyo-fashion-city-a-detailed-guide-to-tokyos-trendiest-fashion-districts-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}