{"product_id":"happy-victims","title":"Happy Victims, Kyoichi Tsuzuki","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eBetween 1999 and 2006, before fast fashion and social media changed the world forever, \u003cstrong\u003eKyoichi Tsuzuki\u003c\/strong\u003e published \u003cstrong\u003e87 instalments of his Happy Victims series\u003c\/strong\u003e in the fashion magazine \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 \u003cstrong\u003eritual and the sacrifice of their brand-name obsessions\u003c\/strong\u003e. A Buddhist monk with a \u003cstrong\u003eComme des Garçons\u003c\/strong\u003e shopping habit, an \u003cstrong\u003eAlexander McQueen\u003c\/strong\u003e collector 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eHappy Victims\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e was first published in book form in 2008. Long out of print, this edition follows \u003cstrong\u003eApartamento’s reissue of Kyoichi’s earlier seminal work\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eTokyo Style.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-AU\" class=\"TextRun SCXW157767869 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW157767869 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003enew hardcover design comes with an updated foreword by the author, Japanese photographer Kyoichi Tsuzuki, and an introduction by \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 \u003cstrong\u003eHan Gao\u003c\/strong\u003e, the book’s interior \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81612969 BCX0\"\u003emaintains\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81612969 BCX0\"\u003e a simple, documental format: \u003cstrong\u003eone happy victim per spread\u003c\/strong\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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81612969 BCX0\"\u003eN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81612969 BCX0\"\u003eot \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81612969 BCX0\"\u003etypically \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81612969 BCX0\"\u003emembers of the leisure class, the goths, Lolitas, and \u003cstrong\u003estringent Margiela fans\u003c\/strong\u003e must also go to work and find time to care for their clothes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Apartamento Publishing S.L.\u003cbr\u003eRelease date: July 8, 2025\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 300 x 230 mm\u003cbr\u003ePages: 184 pages\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bonjour Jacob","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53395477987666,"sku":"501047R","price":59.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0999\/0171\/files\/original_7344b7c5-c4dd-491f-a0f4-223f19cfd113.jpg?v=1778510912","url":"https:\/\/bonjourjacob.com\/en\/products\/happy-victims","provider":"Bonjour Jacob","version":"1.0","type":"link"}