| Title | The Image Factory: Fads and Fashions in Japan |  |
| Publisher | Reaktion Books | |
| ISBN | 1861891539 | |
| Author | ||
| Details | Well written if a little misguided semi-intellectual look at culture in japan. If you know little or nothing about modern japanese culture beyond gothic lolita and the the westerner stereotypes this is an excellent book to read even though lolita is only vaguely mentioned (published in the UK) |
| Title | Fruits |  |
| Publisher | Phaidon Press | |
| ISBN | 0714840831 | |
| Author | Shoichi Aoki | |
| Details | Though I'm sure many of you a have come across this book before its still worth a mention this is the book that introduced most Lolitas to Gothic Lolita and japanese fashion in general. |
| Title | Fresh Fruits |  |
| Publisher | Phaidon | |
| ISBN | 0714845108 | |
| Author | Shoichi Aoki | |
| Details | Second edition of the now extremely well known book was released in March of this year I cant say much about it because I dont own a copy myself yet but I did have a flick through it and there doesn't seem to be that much lolita in there |
| Title | Kamikaze Girls |  |
| Publisher | Viz | |
| ISBN | 1421502690 | |
| Author | Novella Takemoto (Translation by Akemi Wegmuller) | |
| Details | Translation of the novel that became the movie "Shimotsuma Monotagari". This is a story of very unlikely friendship between Momoko a lowner amaloli and ichiko a member of a roughgirl biker gang.
This has only been published in th US but it is available through amazon |
| Title | J-Rock Groupies |  |
| Publisher | Cocoro Books | |
| ISBN | 1932897127 | |
| Author | ||
| Details | Japanese Rock bands are hot! Each has its own special following of fangirls dressed up in extreme fashions—that attends the concerts, making the audience almost as much of a spectacle as the stage act. Their outfits express their individual feelings and convey the excitement of the music they love. |
| Title | Gothic and Lolita |  |
| Publisher | Phaidon | |
| ISBN | 0714847852 | |
| Author | Masayuki Yoshinaga and Katsuhiko Ishikawa | |
| Details | almost exactly the same as the fruits book except this book focuses purely on the gothic lolita and gothic fashion this is an excellent addition to any collection of bibles and mooks |
| Title | The Tokyo Look Book |  |
| Publisher | Kodansha | |
| ISBN | 4770030614 | |
| Author | by Philomena Keet and Yuri Manabe | |
| Details | This book is crammed with street snap in a similar style to the fruits book. unlike the fruits book this book goes further with accompanying text is written by Philomena Keet (anthropologist and fashion expert) are informative and the interviews are refreshing. |