A sharp, witty and hugely entertaining debut novel, The Devil Wears Prada is The Nanny Diaries set in the world of high fashion.

For passionate lovers of shoes, this reference book explores various types and supplies information about platforms, Cinderella's slipper, sandals and the allure of the naked foot, the 50 steps in the making of a shoe, and profiles of shoe designers and makers.

Following on from 'Fruits', 'Fruits Too' features the latest from Tokyo based 'Fruits Magazine'. Fruits Too uncovers how street fashion has changed in the downtown districts of Tokyo as seen through the eye of Japanese fashion photographer Shoichi Aoki. 'Fruits Too' captures the strange and often 'surreal' fashion sense of Japanese teenagers.

The Kyoto Costume Institute holds one of the world's most extensive clothing collections and has curated many exhibitions worldwide. This title showcases a vast selection from the Institute's archives of skilled photographs depicting the clothing expertly displayed and arranged on custom-made mannequins.

A collection of Tokyo street fashion portraits from Japan's premier fanzine of the same title, photographed by leading Japanese street photographer Shoich Aoki. It comprises 45 portraits of young Tokyo-based teenagers and represents a single documentation of the changing face of street fashion.

The dizzying combination of street-level fashion, outre couture and re-mixed, fast-forward youth culture in Tokyo's Harajuku neighbourhood has made it an international style capital. This book profiles the designers and labels at this epicentre of Japanese and global fashion.

With over 750 streetwear designs and product photographs, and a global directory of the key streetwear boutiques, websites, brands and designers, this is a guide to cool clothes created by urban living around the globe.

Influenced by Western fashion trends from the mid 1980s, young teenagers, congregate in the urban centres of Harajuku, Akihabara dressed in gothic costumes and late-Victorian dress. This work charts the trend of Gothic fashion that has swept Japan. It features portraits of Japanese Goths and Lolitas in the urban centres of Tokyo and Osaka.

Includes patterns such as Mini Mod felted tote, Moral Panic schoolboy necktie, Feel the Pain wrist cuffs, Ready Steady Go argyle miniskirt, a Lolita lace corset, and accessories. This book is useful for experienced knitters looking for patterns. It provides instructions, technical illustrations, and photographs of finished projects.

Provides basic lessons on achieving punk effects in knitting, such as purposefully dropping stitches to make holes and improvising to make a design one's own. This book includes beginner to intermediate-level projects, which include arm warmers, leg warmers, sweaters, mini skirts and scarves, inspired by the music and style of legendary musicians.

An Essential Guide to Emo Culture - a culture of confessional punk rock.

What is fashion? What is fashionable? This work takes you through six months in a designer's life. Starting at the end of one catwalk show, it explains how a collection is put together - from the rail of found objects, to how it gets on to the catwalk, into the shops and onto the covers of a magazine.

This title presents a handbook of the potent skinhead cult. It traces the development of the skinhead movement in England, describes the characteristics and behaviour of these gangs, and explains their attitudes towards school, the police, and the government.

Yukari is a natural when it comes to modeling. In no time, her career takes off, and soon she's fielding offers from bigtime modeling agencies. But she soon discovers she needs her parents' consent before anyone can represent her. When Yukari asks the love of her life, George, for some professional guidance, he gives her grief-not answers.

Fashion, glamour, divas and designers put on their best threads and put on a show-stopping catwalk, featuring Yukari in the creations by the always stylish and aloof George. George's unusual and gorgeous creations received mixed reactions, with more attention going to Yukari's good looks than the clothes she was modeling.

Newly available in paperback, this book crystallizes the transformation of knitwear design - and its audience - in our time.

The school fashion show is finally here, and it's a last-minute fight to the finish to get the awesome ensemble ready on time. The drama escalates when a stressed-out Yukari literally passes out from exhaustion in George's car. No one knows if she'll recover in time to model for the show.

Yukari has got big problems. She used to be a normal school girl with classes and homework just like everyone else. But, ever since she met the fashion-forward posse known as Paradise Kiss, her life has been turned upside-down.

A completely comprehensive guide to solving all clothing and beauty dilemmas from Britain's most famous style experts.