{"product_id":"9781927668436","title":"So Pretty \/ Very Rotten: Comics and Essays on Lolita Fashion and Cute Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a series of essays and comics that are at once academic and intimate, cartoonists Jane Mai and An Nguyen delve into Lolita subculture and their relationship with it. Empowering and beautiful, but also inescapably linked to consumerism, the Rococo-inspired fashion is indulgent and sublime, pretty and rotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn Nguyen\u003c\/b\u003e is a cartoonist and illustrator based in Ottawa, ON best known for her romantic comic series \u003ci\u003eOpen Spaces\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eClosed Places\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eJane Mai\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance illustrator and comic artist from Brooklyn, NY.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eNovala Takemoto\u003c\/b\u003e is a Japanese author, fashion designer and prominent promoter of the Lolita lifestyle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Koyama Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044112548080,"sku":"9781927668436","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781927668436_p0.jpg?v=1763637136","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781927668436","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}