Each bookstore acts as a concierge, recommending "the book you should read now" to FASHION HEADLINE readers. Today, we'll be introducing books selected by Shelf (3-7-4 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo), a Harajuku bookstore specializing in foreign books.

■ "You Left Your Ring on the Floor of My Bedroom" by Valerie Phillips

This book contains a series of photos taken by photographer Valerie Phillips of model Sarah Cummings, taken in the same night she first met her.

After learning about Sarah through a friend's Instagram, Valerie immediately decided to make a book about her after speaking with her several times over Skype, and invited Sarah, who was living in L.A. at the time, to London.

However, Sarah was detained at the airport during immigration checks. Thanks to Valerie's negotiations, she was finally released just after 9 p.m., but she had to return to L.A. the next morning...

The photos Valerie took in her home and neighborhood over the course of 12 hours are personal and intimate, yet emotional and full of energy, as if celebrating Sarah's one-night freedom. They vividly capture Sarah's striking beauty, androgynous charm, and overflowing energy as she was chosen as one of "Valerie's girls."

[Book Information]
"You Left Your Ring on the Floor of My Bedroom"
Author: Valerie Phillips
Publisher: Longer Moon Farther
Language: English
Hardcover / 114 pages / 210x170mm
Published: 2015
Price: 4,000 yen