Fashioning Japanese subcultures / Yuniya Kawamura.
Western fashion has been widely appreciated and consumed in Tokyo for decades, but since the mid-1990s Japanese youth have been playing a crucial role in forming their own unique fashion communities and producing creative styles which have had a major impact on fashion globally. Geographically and...
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Table of Contents:
- Part One: Introduction Understanding Subcultural Studies: DIck Hebdige Revisited Placing Tokyo on the Fashion Map: From Catwalk to Streetstyle Japanese Youth in a Changing Society Part Two: Geographically and Stylistically Defined Japanese Subcultures Shibuya: The Youth in Outspoken Rebellion Harajuku: The Youth in Silent Rebellion Akihabara and Ikebukuro: Playing with Costume as an Entertainment Shinjuku: Girls of the Nightlife Using Beauty as a Weapon Kouenji and Other Fashion Districts: From Secondhand Clothing Lovers to Fast Fashion Followers Individual and Institutional Networks within a Subcultural System: Efforts to Validate and Valorize New Tastes in Fashion Part Three: The Power of the Youth: Trickle-up/Bubble-up Theory Revisited The De-professionalization of Fashion The Globalization of Japanese Subcultures: Future Possibilities and Limitations Conclusion: The Future of Japanese Subcultures Bibliography Index.