North America. Grunge Seattle ; Health goth Portland ; San Francisco ; Hells Angel ; Deadhead ; Psychedelic ; Modern primitive ; Scraper biker Oakland ; Los Angeles ; Swing Kid ; Chola ; Gagsta Rapper ; Psychobilly ; Las Vegas ; Rockability ; New Rave ; Pachuco El Paso ; Bandidos Houston ; Chicago ; Rivethead ; Seapunk ; Otherkin Kentucky ; Juggalo Garrettsville ; Preppy Boston ; New York ; Fly Girl ; B-Boy ; Ghetto Goth ; Normcore; Furry Pittsburgh ; Straight Edge Washington, DC ; Chonga Miami ; Vancouver ; Fetish ; Brony ; Junglist Whistler ; Mod Toronto ; Cybergoth Montreal -- Latin America and the Caribbean. Guarachero Monterrey ; Skater Havana ; Kingston ; Rude Boy ; Ragga ; Funkeiro Rio de Janeiro ; Sao Paulo ; EMO ; Lowrider ; Flogger Buenos Aires -- Europe. Black Metal Oslo ; Raggare Stockholm ; Goth Whitby ; Northern Soul Wigan ; Manchester ; Casual ; Baggy ; London ; Teddy Boy ; Chap ; Hipster ; Advanced Style ; Grime ; Essex Girl Brentwood ; New Age Traveler Glastonbury ; Paris ; Zazou ; Boho ; Amsterdam ; Leatherman ; Provo ; Gabber Rotterdam ; Anarcho-Punk Berlin ; Perroflauta Madrid ; Raver Ibiza ; Paninaro Milan ; Ialo-Disco Rome ; Dizelasi Belgrade ; Moscow ; Stilyagi ; Pussy Riot ; Garage Syia Napa -- Africa. Kinshasa ; Bill ; Sapeur ; Herero Okahandia ; Renegade Gaborone ; Pansula Sophiatown ; Johannesburg ; Zef ; Izikhothane ; Smarteez Soweto -- Asia. Beijing ; Cosplay ; Shamate ; Seoul ; K-Pop ; Starcraft ; Tokyo ; Bosozoku ; Sukeban ; Fairy Kei ; Decora ; Ganguro ; Gyaru-o ; Kogal ; Osaka ; Gothloli ; Genderless Kei ; Taqwacore Lahore ; Bangalore ; Desi Rap ; Metalhead ; Skinhead Kuala Lampur ; Punk Jakarta ; Scooterist Bandung -- Australia and New Zealand. Feral Tenterfield ; Sydney ; Surfer ; Sharpie ; Mongrel Mob Hawkes Bay ; Steampunk Oamuru ; Vintage Napier.
Summary:
"Since the early 20th century, city sidewalks have become runways where idiosyncratic modes of dressing are presented, consumed, and exported. Their messages include resistance, solidarity, subversion, social transformation, or musical affiliation, and a group of like-minded individuals can create a powerful sartorial force. Organized by continent and with 600 color images, The World Atlas of Street Fashion examines street style in all its global diversity. The book shows how Punk's generic language of anarchy is redeployed in London, Berlin, Tokyo, or Jakarta and takes on the unique flavor of each. It also reveals how street style can be overtly political: the Sapeurs of Kinshasa use elegance to reframe themselves as gentlemen, and the cholo gangs of East Los Angeles took strength from the Chicano movement of the 1960s. Street style can also be obsessive, as seen here through the K-Pop enthusiasts of Seoul, who inhabit the lives of their music idols by re-creating publicity stills through elaborate cosplay. The author discusses how such scenes can develop cachet by being underground, fostering a look's distinctiveness and integrity. Through its extensive research, striking photography, and handsome design, World Atlas of Street Fashion is the essential resource on world street style"--Publisher's description.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.