Romantic Princess Style: A Collection of Art by Macoto Takahashi

by Makoto Takahashi (Artist)

Overview

Illustrations that bring back the romance of fairytale maidens and princesses from childhood

This is the second collection of Macoto Takahashi’s art following Dreaming Girls. Macoto Takahashi is the legendary artist known for his romantic images of female characters adorned with roses, flowers, ribbons, lace, stars and so on. Heavily influenced by Art Deco, Macoto Takahashi’s work laid the foundation of female characters in Japanese Manga. This book reveals the history of Macoto’s artworks and the stories behind the images.

(mostly Japanese text, some English as supplementary)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9784756249647
Publisher:	PIE International
Publication date:	07/01/2018
Edition description:	Bilingual
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	1,160,845
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.80(d)
Language:	Japanese
Age Range:	10 Years

About the Author

PIE International specializes in books for graphic designers, and high quality visual books on photography, art, and Japanese Culture (Traditional and contemporary), as well as manga and comiic art, and more.

Table of Contents

Contents

Chapter 1 Princess World
- Princesses
- Macoto Style Girls
- Flower & Girl
- Sweets
- Animals
- Beautiful Landscapes

Chapter 2 Fashion Design & Style
- Scarves
- Ribbons
- Headband
- Hats & Bonnets
- Hairstyles
- Pretty Dresses
- Summer Style
- Four Seasons of Girls' Fashions
- Girls' Hand Muffs for the Winter Chill
- School Girls
Chapter 3 Girls Throughout the World
- National Costumes
- Tropical Girls
- Japanese Girls
Chapter 4 Story and Fantasy
- Heroines
- For Boys and Girls
- Masterpiece Stories
- Ballet
- Music
- Angels
- Fairies
- Witches
- Princes
Chapter 5 Illustrations for Stories and Various Goods
- Cover Illustrations
- Early Comics
- Novel and Illustrations
- Appendix
- Macoto Goods
- Products Designed by Macoto Takahashi