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Japanese Goth

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The beauty and mystique of dark inspiration from Japan. Part fashion and artbook, and part storybook.

By Tiffany Godoy and Ivan Vartanian
Release date: June 2009
Published by Rizzoli International
Softcover, 240 pages

This book is a visual foray into the popular and influential Japanese subcultures of Gothic Lolita, Gothic Punk, and Visual-kei. It showcases a creative lifestyle synthesized from a remix of Victoriana, the macabre, manga, supernatural, and traditional Japanese aesthetic forms, as well as the punk scene of the 1970s and 80s.

Japanese Goth blends disparate elements of global pop culture into something fun, stylish, and unique — part Marilyn Manson, part Hello Kitty, and part high art. This volume features established key designers, artists, and personalities from Tokyo’s trendsetting fashion, art, music, and design scenes including Mana, Kokushoku Sumire, h. Naoto, Fuyuko Matsui, and many others.
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