Rating: - Essential buy for all fans of Japanese street fashion.
I came across FRUiTS online one day and have been hooked ever since. I own this book as well as Fresh FRUiTS and Gothic Lolita - they are always extremely inspiring and I am constantly amazed at some of the beautiful and fantastic ensembles worn.
Contains something for just about every fan of Japanese street fashion - there are examples of punk, decora, lolita, raver and some of the most beautiful, outrageous outfits you will see.
Great to use as an inspiration for art or fashion students, or use it to inspire your own style.
Rating: - A Fun Book of Pictures of the Outragious Style of Japanese Youth
Shoichi Aoki's "Fruits" is a wonderful tribute of photographs of the Youth of Japan. The book is a collection of these photographs. Hundreds of them. Each photograph provides general information about the person such as where they purchased their apparel, their current obsessions, and other cute tidbits.
The outfits are sometimes cleverly stylish and at times ostentatious to the point of severe hemorrhaging humor.
It's the perfect home party book to have laying about on a coffee table. The book celebrates all youth and the beauty of exploring life through looks and styles.
There is an amazing diversity of styles from "barbie doll looks" to "punk looks" to "pro-American" to antiestablishment to intense fashion colors.
Great book if you love style and appreciate the humor of outlandish style.
Rating: - The Fruits of a review
If, like me you are obsessed with Eastern/ Oriental culture then this book is a must. Really colourfull with nice little picture descriptions and good forward. The fashion is funky a fresh andshould be a great help to budding fashion designers as well as those westeners striving for a look all of their own.
And although a bit out-dated now, its' still worth investing in if you want to try your hand at fashion, Japanese style.
PLUS...Get the postcard set as well and you not only get postcards but a handy means of decorating parts of your room.
Rating: - Inspiring!
I looked at this book in a book shop and was there for ages flicking through. I came home and got it (cheaper) on Amazon and now it is my most thumbed book in my collection. Beautiful quality photos with lovely mini interviews with the people to give them identity. No matter what you're doing with your life, you'll find this inspirational. You don't get fashion like this in Britian! brilliant.
Rating: - amazing!
i was really pleased to see my fruits postcards pop though the door this morning and i was even more pleased when i opened up the box and started to look through them. it's so inventive the way these kids dress. i wish i could dress like that in sheffield city centre and get away with in. these postcards really show the youth culture tokyo has developed. the one point i can say i wasn't pleased with is that theres not enough, i looked though all 45 and i wanted more, but i guess every great artist leaves you wanting more. buy them.