{"product_id":"happy-victims-kyoichi-tsuzuki","title":"Happy Victims, Kyoichi Tsuzuki","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ShortTitle Subheadline --big\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eBetween 1999 and 2006, before fast fashion and social media changed the world forever,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKyoichi Tsuzuki\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epublished\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e87 instalments of his Happy Victims series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the fashion magazine\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eRyuko Tsushin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e. In cramped quarters across Tokyo, these anonymous disciples joyously detailed the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eritual and the sacrifice of their brand-name obsessions\u003c\/strong\u003e. A Buddhist monk with a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComme des Garçons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshopping habit, an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlexander McQueen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecollector listening to neighbours through paper-thin walls—photographed at home, their collections before them, Kyoichi’s anti-heroes exist in parallel to the fashion universe of fame, fantasy, and glamour.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eHappy Victims\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas first published in book form in 2008. Long out of print, this edition follows\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApartamento’s reissue of Kyoichi’s earlier seminal work,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.apartamentomagazine.com\/product\/tokyo-style-kyoichi-tsuzuki-book\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eTokyo Style\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-AU\" class=\"TextRun SCXW157767869 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW157767869 BCX0\"\u003eThe new hardcover design comes with an updated foreword by the author, Japanese photographer Kyoichi Tsuzuki, and an introduction by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIsabella Burley of Climax Books\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-AU\" class=\"TextRun SCXW81612969 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81612969 BCX0\"\u003eWhile the cover and belly band have been completely reworked, in collaboration with designer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHan Gao\u003c\/strong\u003e, the book’s interior\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81612969 BCX0\"\u003emaintains\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81612969 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea simple, documentary format:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eone happy victim per spread\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81612969 BCX0\"\u003eKyoichi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81612969 BCX0\"\u003e’s photos supplemented by a short commentary on the individual and his or her daily schedule.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81612969 BCX0\"\u003eN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81612969 BCX0\"\u003eot\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81612969 BCX0\"\u003etypically\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81612969 BCX0\"\u003emembers of the leisure class, the goths, Lolitas, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003estringent Margiela fans\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emust also go to work and find time to care for their clothes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eAbout\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.apartamentomagazine.com\/archive\/kyoichi-tsuzuki\/\"\u003eKyoichi Tsuzuki\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eA Tokyo native, Kyoichi Tsuzuki is an award-winning photographer and a former editor at such iconic publications as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003ePopeye\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBrutus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e. He received the 1996 Ihei Kimura Award for his first photography exhibition,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eRoadside Japan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e, and has since shown work at the White Cube Gallery, London, MUDAM Luxembourg, Galerie Da-End, and more. Kyoichi is also the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.apartamentomagazine.com\/product\/tokyo-style-kyoichi-tsuzuki-apartamento\/\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTokyo Style\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e, a cult classic reissued by Apartamento in 2024.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePublished by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eApartamento \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePublishing S.L\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHardcover\u003cbr\u003e184 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e300 x 230 mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eISBN \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9788409732692\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apartamento","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56996161225035,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2538\/3478\/files\/HAPPY_76faf1a6-670f-41e4-a424-b80874303296.webp?v=1775832009","url":"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/de\/products\/happy-victims-kyoichi-tsuzuki","provider":"The Library Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}