Manga Fashion with Paper Dolls: An Illustrated Japanese Art Guide to Iconic Clothing Styles and Accessories by Top Artists

Featuring twenty-five iconic fashion styles, Manga Fashion is filled to the brim with gorgeous girls in dazzling clothes. Seventy-three of Japan’s top manga artists portray key styles from party to romantic, gothic Lolita to nautical. Descriptions of the different styles break them down into their essential components—types of clothing, shoes, and accessories, as well as how the looks developed and what kind of modern manga girls wear them. Classic items like miniskirts, kimonos, military jackets, and ball gowns are covered, as are accessories including high heels, obis, and hair ribbons. And as the cherry on this manga sundae, two manga paper dolls can be found in the back of the book, accompanied by stylish outfits and accessories.

ricorico is a Tokyo-based editorial group specializing in books about manga, graphic design, and illustration. Their titles include Gothic Lolita Punk, Japanese Fantasy Manga, Manga Matrix, and Super Manga Matrix.