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About:
Fresh Fruits is the
second collection of Tokyo street fashion portraits from Japan’s premier
street fanzine. ‘Fruits’ was established in 1994, by photographer Shoichi
Aoki, initially as a project to document the growing explosion in street
fashion within the suburbs of Tokyo. The magazine has grown to cult
status and is now avidly followed by thousands of Japanese teenagers
who also use the magazine as an opportunity to check out the latest
styles and trends. The average age of the kids featured in the magazine
is between 12 and 18, and the clothes that they wear are a mixture
of high fashion – Vivienne Westwood is a keen favourite – and home-made
ensembles which when combined create a novel, if not hysterical, effect.
This second extensive collection of portraits represents a unique
documentation of the continually changing face of street fashion.
Info:
Shoichi Aoki
Phaidon
8 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches
pp 268
color photographs
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