Wang Chong-ju
“Hang on a second,” I hear you cry. “An illustrated book of pretty girls in school uniforms? Who’s buying this? And why?”
Let’s take your questions one by one.
“What is the ‘Collection of Taiwan High School Uniforms’, exactly?”
It’s the latest book of illustrations from artist Wang Chong-ju. Right down to the number of pleats in the skirt and the stitching of the school crest, he’s illustrated and explained the girls’ uniforms of 51 schools in northern Taiwan.
“So they’re sexy schoolgirls?”
Well…the girls in this book aren’t depicted as sexy – in fact, Wang drew them to a strict six-point checklist: