Japanese Schoolgirl Inferno: Tokyo Teen Fashion Subculture Handbook16 reviews Izumi Evers, Patrick Macias Chronicle Books, 2007 Harajuku Girls + Macias Strikes Gold Again + Cosplay Study Guide I lived in Japan for a long time, and while I got used to many strange things something that never ceased to turn my head was when a tribe of schoolgirls would come walking by dressed in bizarre outfits that looked more like Halloween costumes than actual clothing. I'll never forget my first ...             Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination (Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature)9 reviews Edogawa Rampo, James B. Harris Tuttle Publishing, 1989 Japanese Wierd Tales + Underscores the Gothic Lolita aesthetic + Weird Fiction that deserves recognition + A wonderful collection of stories!             Nineteenth-Century Fashion in Detail14 reviews Lucy Johnston Victoria and Albert Museum, 2006 The best book for research in making historical costume + HIstoric Fasion ~ Detailed + Simply breathtaking! + Stupid Amazon!             Fruits65 reviews Shoichi Aoki Phaidon Press, 2001 We might be Fruits too. + My fashion bible + I won't be wearing any of these fashions anytime soon + Fruits + Nice!             Lolita450 reviews Vladimir Nabokov Vintage, 1989 A road movie of the mind + Beautiful writing confronts crude subject matter--A masterpiece + Upends your preconceptions and prejudices + Which book did you read? + The Most Beautiful Novel Ever Written             Kamikaze Girls43 reviews Kyôko Fukada, Anna Tsuchiya Viz Video, 2006 I Love this Movie + Way better than the book + Great movie! + Shimotsuma Monogatari (Kamikaze Girls) + Frills & Flowers             Fresh Fruits19 reviews Shoichi Aoki Phaidon Press, 2005 Wow, amazing! + Fabulous Fashion Explosion!!! + One of the first, still the best + happy about the book + Great coffeetable book!             Goth: Undead Subculture4 reviews Duke University Press, 2007 Through The Glass Darkly + Not bad at all + Gothic Scholarship Discovers Goth A reviewer above wondered how self proclaimed Goths might take this book and some of the views on Goths it expounds. As an old schooler, I completely welcome it. I think resistance to a anyone taking a dead on 20/20 look at any subculture or scene (which as the book points out are not the same) is ...             Gothic and Lolita10 reviews Masayuki Yoshinaga, Katsuhiko Ishikawa Phaidon Press, 2007 A Good Mix & Better FONT COLOR + A Photographic Peek At Japanese Fashion Subculture Out of 252 different color plates, there are 78 "Lolita" as I would describe it. PERSONALLY, I am "goth" or "cyber" depending on day and club. This book was everything I expected. It is a really good representation of street fashion, just as the title suggests. There seems to be some clothing that ...             Kamikaze Girls Novel, Volume 114 reviews Novala Takemoto VIZ Media LLC, 2006 Very deep + Beautiful + Very good book + Pretty much the same as the movie... + Beautiful, subtle storytelling             Nineteenth-Century Fashion in Detail14 reviews Lucy Johnston Victoria and Albert Museum, 2006 The best book for research in making historical costume + HIstoric Fasion ~ Detailed + Simply breathtaking! + Stupid Amazon!             Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination (Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature)9 reviews Edogawa Rampo, James B. Harris Tuttle Publishing, 1989 Japanese Wierd Tales + Underscores the Gothic Lolita aesthetic + Weird Fiction that deserves recognition + A wonderful collection of stories!             Fresh Fruits19 reviews Shoichi Aoki Phaidon Press, 2005 Wow, amazing! + Fabulous Fashion Explosion!!! + One of the first, still the best + happy about the book + Great coffeetable book!             Fruits65 reviews Shoichi Aoki Phaidon Press, 2001 We might be Fruits too. + My fashion bible + I won't be wearing any of these fashions anytime soon + Fruits + Nice!             Kamikaze Girls43 reviews Kyôko Fukada, Anna Tsuchiya Viz Video, 2006 I Love this Movie + Way better than the book + Great movie! + Shimotsuma Monogatari (Kamikaze Girls) + Frills & Flowers             Gothic and Lolita10 reviews Masayuki Yoshinaga, Katsuhiko Ishikawa Phaidon Press, 2007 A Good Mix & Better FONT COLOR + A Photographic Peek At Japanese Fashion Subculture Out of 252 different color plates, there are 78 "Lolita" as I would describe it. PERSONALLY, I am "goth" or "cyber" depending on day and club. This book was everything I expected. It is a really good representation of street fashion, just as the title suggests. There seems to be some clothing that ...             Japanese Schoolgirl Inferno: Tokyo Teen Fashion Subculture Handbook16 reviews Izumi Evers, Patrick Macias Chronicle Books, 2007 Harajuku Girls + Macias Strikes Gold Again + Cosplay Study Guide I lived in Japan for a long time, and while I got used to many strange things something that never ceased to turn my head was when a tribe of schoolgirls would come walking by dressed in bizarre outfits that looked more like Halloween costumes than actual clothing. I'll never forget my first ...             Lolita450 reviews Vladimir Nabokov Vintage, 1989 A road movie of the mind + Beautiful writing confronts crude subject matter--A masterpiece + Upends your preconceptions and prejudices + Which book did you read? + The Most Beautiful Novel Ever Written             Goth: Undead Subculture4 reviews Duke University Press, 2007 Through The Glass Darkly + Not bad at all + Gothic Scholarship Discovers Goth A reviewer above wondered how self proclaimed Goths might take this book and some of the views on Goths it expounds. As an old schooler, I completely welcome it. I think resistance to a anyone taking a dead on 20/20 look at any subculture or scene (which as the book points out are not the same) is ...             Kamikaze Girls Novel, Volume 114 reviews Novala Takemoto VIZ Media LLC, 2006 Very deep + Beautiful + Very good book + Pretty much the same as the movie... + Beautiful, subtle storytelling