Japanese Goth
After the success of Shoichi Aoki’s 2001′s Fruits, I figured it wouldn’t be too long until we had a good picture book of Gothic Lolita style in hand, too. I was wrong. Fruits was followed by Fresh Fruits, and it was cute but still mostly focused on kids that made candy ravers look understated. A few more books have tried since then, but honestly I just haven’t been impressed. However, with the few pictures that are hitting the web of Tiffany Godoy’s upcoming Japanese Goth, I suspect my long wait is over. This book looks absolutely gorgeous! Due out next month, the 240-page photographic foray into the subculture promises to be eye candy at least.
Tags: EGL, gothic lolita, Japanes Goth, Tiffany Godoy
March 31st, 2009 at 10:40 AM
I’m sad to say that finding the Fruits magazine at in inapprotirately young age influenced most of my middle- and high-school clothing choices. Gugh.
I’m certain I’ve seen a Japanese goth-centric book that’s almost identical in set-up as the Fruits compilations. Of course, it’s just a vague-ish memory now, so I’ll just have to sit back and wait for Japanese Goth to come out!
March 31st, 2009 at 11:08 AM
I had the pleasure of meeting Tiffany at the Subculture and Style symposium in NYC last month, and indeed from all the excerpts I saw, her book promises to be quite the aesthetic visual feast!
March 31st, 2009 at 11:17 AM
“Japanese Goth” has been around since the 80′s. It’s been in magazines for ages already, it’s about time they came out with a book about it.
March 31st, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Have you seen the Goth & Lolita book out? There’s a lot of lolita (frilly victorian inspired dresses- some goth and some not) but there’s also a lot of well, gothic and clubbing outfits too.
(I’m really looking forward to getting the Japanese Goth book too of course!)
March 31st, 2009 at 12:37 PM
@Andrea – I’ve seen it! They actually keep a copy in the waiting room at my hair salon, so I’ve flipped through it a few times.
March 31st, 2009 at 3:22 PM
i have this one actually!
http://www.amazon.com/Gothic-Lolita-Masayuki-Yoshinaga/dp/0714847852/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238538051&sr=8-4
it’s more goth than the cover would lead you to believe. put out by the creators of FRUiTS.
i am excited to see this one you mention here!
March 31st, 2009 at 6:48 PM
I’m super psyched for this book to come out – it was in this month’s…err…either Bust or Nylon and so I’ve been waiting for a week already!
March 31st, 2009 at 10:25 PM
Sounds interesting, I’ll likely buy it…BTW that picture of Kaya you have there looks delicious
April 1st, 2009 at 5:41 AM
@ Andrea & cherry- Yes! I knew Phaidon had one about some facet of Japanese goth clothing that was similar to the Fruits books!
April 1st, 2009 at 6:57 AM
Oh yes, I’ve also seen the Gothic Lolita book that cherry mentions up there! I think it’s published by Phaidon Press.
I look forward to seeing this new book-it sounds delicious! Japanese fashion never fails to enchant me!
June 28th, 2009 at 7:10 AM
Interesting that the picture you posted is Kaya, a japanese Solo Singer/Artist, former vocalist of the Band Schwarz Stein…
Is that a random coincidence or is that picture actually from the book?