" Beams: Beyond Tokyo takes us to Japan, where the 40-year-old retailer gained cult status by collaborating with iconic Western brands and championing of-the-moment labels like Kim Gordon's X-Girl and Sofia Coppola's MilkFed." -- W Magazine   "Rizzoli highlights major moments in BEAMS's wonderfully collab-centric history with its first-ever book on a Japanese retailer." -- Fader Magazine   "Complete with photographs, sketches, and in-depth essays by curators and collaborators, this book presents a detailed look into BEAMS and its four decades of bringing together the best emerging talent with international designers." -- Hypebeast.com "Since its inception in 1976, BEAMS has been helping define entire dress codes." -- Gwarizm   "Now, you get to see the street style of the occupants of Harajuku from different generations." -- Preen "Director Sofia Coppola collaborates on this new volume, which examines the funky world of the edgy Japanese label." -- RealStyleNetwork.

com  "In celebration of its 40th anniversary, beams has teamed up with publisher rizzoli for the release of beams beyond tokyo, an english and japanese language, hardcover publlication which presents an exclusive look at the inner workings of the retailer and its sizeable archive of collabs with brands, designers and artists." -- SuperFuture.