The Reference Shelf: Ten Dossiers on Japanese Fashion

The Reference Shelf is the part of The Fashionista Bible that answers one question at a time. Each dossier is dated, says where accounts disagree, and ends with a discussion tied to The Japonista Thesis: collect, edit, join and keep.

Places and people

The street

Eras and habits

The print record

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This volume belongs to the Japonista Universe, Volume VII.

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