Nakagawa - Sochi, 20471120 by Nakagawa, Masahiro; Midori Matsui; Ai Iwane; Lica - 2004

Tokyo: Little More, 2004. Hardcover. First edition. Good+/VG- hardcover with rubbing to the covers and a bump to the lower tips; interior clean and bright; no dj as issued. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. A survey of the work of Masahiro Nakagawa, his fashion label 20471120 founded in 1992 with Lica, and Nakagawa-Sochi, the four-man team of "recycouture" fashion artist-designers he established in 1999. Includes: descriptions and photographs of his Tokyo Recycle Projects, #1 through #14; descriptions and illustrations of the characters from his anti-overconsumerism manga, "Hyoma, Recycle Story;" an illustrated diagram of the three stages of spiritual cleansing--Viny, Dappi, and Nukegara; brief illustrated descriptions of various other projects; a biography of Lica; chronology of Nakagawa's life; and photographs of the members of Nakagawa-Sochi. Essay by Midori Matsui; photographs by Ai Iwane. 80 pages; color and b&w plates and illustrations throughout; 10.5 x 14.5 inches. Text in English and Japanese.