内容简介
"Gothic&Lolita"chartsthecurrenttrendofGothicstreetfashionthathassweptJapanoverthelastdecade.InfluencedbyWesternfashiontrendsfromthemid1980s,youngteenagers,predominatelyadolescentgirls,congregateintheurbancentresofHarajuku,AkihabaraandanumberofundergroundclubsinandaroundTokyo,dressedhead-to-toeingothiccostumesandlate-Victoriandress.ThepsychologicalcharacteristicsoftheaverageJapaneseGothisoneofintroversionandexclusivity.Themajorityofgirlsinthesceneareteenagersandmostusuallystopbytheageofeighteen.TheoriginofthemovementwasinOsakainthemid1990swhenyoungteenagersadoptedGothicfashioninresponsetotheclotheswornandpromotedbyJapaneseGothicrockbands.InthetenyearssincethetrendbeganithasexpandedtoanumberofcitiesincludingTokyoandnowboastsmanythousandsofdevoteeswhodedicatetheirlivestocreatingevermoreflamboyantandbizarrevariationsontheGothictheme.Fromhandmadeblacklacedressesbasedondesignsfromthe1860sto'Lolita'outfits,lacyGothicdesignsthathaveapre-pubescent'rococo'edgetothem,todresseswithanoccultflavour,theGothicandLolitasceneisoneofthemorebizarrehybridswithinJapanesestreetfashion."Gothic&Lolita"isspeciallycommissionedbyPhaidonPress.Basedonthecreativedesignofthebestselling"FruitsandFreshFruits",itwillfeatureportraitsandgroupportraitsofJapaneseGothsandLolitasbothathomeandintheurbancentresofTokyoandOsaka.Inadditiontothevisualcontentofthebookeachsubjectwillalsobeaskedanumberofquestionsabouttheirhandmadedesignsandwhythefashionissoimportanttothem.Thistextwillruninasimilar'questionandanswer'formatasintheoriginalFruitspublications.Thecouplingofportraitsandinsightfulfirst-personcommentarywilltogethermake"Gothic&Lolita"thedefinitivebookonthesceneinboththeWestandinJapan,presentinganidealopportunitytoviewoneofthemoresurrealaspectsofJapanesepopularyouthcultureinaninformativeyetentertainingmanner.