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Fruits (written "FRUiTS") is a Japanese fashion magazine covering the fashions of the Harajuku district of Tokyo, established in 1997 by photographer Shoichi Aoki. Excerpts from the magazine were compiled to create the Phaidon Press books Fruits (2001) and Fresh Fruits (2005).

An exhibition of Aoki's photographs for the magazine, developed by the Powerhouse Museum, has toured museums in Australia and New Zealand.

The photographs document the individualistic styles young people wear around the Harajuku district of Tokyo. If there are identifiable themes, they can broadly be described as fun, original, authentic, and the recording of emerging social trends and technology. The message seems to shout through the repetitive format of these photos; a modern person head to toe in the foreground against an urban backdrop: "You are the best stylist to express yourself".

The fashion styles showcased in Fruits have a parallel concerning the disregard to conventions that punk takes to the extreme. However, unlike the punk movement, there is less, if any, of a political agenda expressed by "Fruits."

Fruits photographs styles which are distinct from Cosplay, which is a hobby where people dress like their favourite manga, anime, or video-game character.

The inside contains very few ads, most of which are to advertise a shop in Harajuku. The pictures take up the entire page, except for a white bar at the bottom which breaks down the person's outfit piece by piece to tell the reader where it was purchased (or in some cases, who made it), explains the "point of fashion" of the outfit (the main focal point of the ensemble), and gives a brief description of the person's age, social position, and interests. The back may include an interview with a staff member at the magazine. The very back shows reader-submitted pictures.

Cosmopolitan is an international magazine for women. It was first published in 1886 in the United States as a family magazine, was later transformed into a literary magazine and eventually became a women's magazine in the late 1960s. Also known as Cosmo, its current content includes articles on relationships and sex, health, careers, self-improvement, celebrities, as well as fashion and beauty. Published by Hearst Magazines, Cosmopolitan has 58 international editions, is printed in 34 languages and is distributed in more than 100 countries.

132 pages combines the best of fashion, beauty and lifestyle in one issue! Exciting reports, sound portraits and entertaining interviews with leading experts and promising young artists from the worlds of fashion, art and culture provide plenty of reading material and provide exclusive insights into both the private spheres of life and their work environment.

A unique inspiring and exciting magazine showcasing the creative contributions of people who dare to go beyond the limits and mundane trends in the world of fashion, style, architecture, art, music and life.

LOOK is the fast-paced, glamorous, glossy high street fashion and celebrity weekly. It has a unique mix of up-to the-minute affordable fashion, celebrity style and news, coupled with thought provoking real life. With the best and the biggest high street fashion it will send you rushing to the shops. Subscribe now to never miss an issue!

Launched in February 2007, LOOK delivered a debut ABC of 318, 907 making it the most successful launch in 17 years. It’s the first weekly high street fashion magazine for women and has tapped into today’s consumer society, in particular young women’s appetite for shopping. One of its most popular franchises is High Street Hottest, which showcases the latest products to hit the high street. Published weekly. Available for £1.50.

The magazine is published by Evarn Ltd, a joint venture company between IPC Media, a Time Warner company and Marie Claire Album.