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  1. 💡 Basic Information about the Book
  2. 💬 Book Review
  3. 📍 Official Introduction
  4. 📍 Book Table of Contents
  5. 📍 About the Author
  6. 🔗 Purchase link

💡 Basic Information about the Book

  • TitleMy Garland: Listening to My Inner Beauty - A Collection of Works by Hiromi Matsuo
  • Original Title：《Maiko: Lingerie inspires me》
  • English Title: “My Garland : Lingerie inspires me”
  • Author：Matsuo Hiromi
  • TranslatorShen Junjie
  • PublisherRuisheng Culture
  • Publication Date: 2025-04-07
  • Language：Traditional Chinese
  • ISBN13: 9789864018109
  • BindingHardcover / 104 pages / 19.1 x 21.6 cm / General audience / Full color printing / First edition
  • Price680 yuan
  • GiftDrawing cards

💬 Book Review

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Japanese illustrator Yumi Matsuo's latest collection of works, "My Garland: Listening to My Inner Beauty," is a sequel to her previous work.A carefully selected collection of popular painters Hiromi Matsuo", "Waltz", "Rondo", "The Garden of Wanhua MirrorThis is another collection of works following "The Great Collection of Works".

This time, the theme is "women's underwear," and the book combines the characteristics of the painting style with the history of clothing into an illustrated book.

Garland, meaning "garland" in English, symbolizes decoration and embellishment, and also embodies gratitude and blessings for others. The book, *My Garland: Listening to My Inner Beauty*, takes this as its title, extending it to "A Garland for Women," metaphorically representing the inner beauty that shines even when covered by clothing.

The art book is a square hardcover edition, and the Traditional Chinese version exclusively features a printed and signed message from the author on the endpaper.

The entire book revolves around the same theme (inner clothing), and its arrangement is quite thoughtful and complete.

The book, totaling 104 pages, is structured with short comic strips and narration by lingerie shop employees, weaving different chapters together. The sections primarily showcasing illustrations are "My Garland The Style Book" (a lingerie shop booklet) and "The History of Lingerie (1900s–1990s)." It not only displays elegant, retro female figures as depicted by the author but also includes concise explanatory text, allowing readers to easily enter the world of lingerie (?).

The book *My Garland: Listen to My Inner Beauty* is based on the author's 2017 fanfiction *CHANSONSECRET*, expanded and published as a book. Now presented as a commercial collection, it's a highly recommended addition to any collection! 💐

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📍 Official Introduction

Won the 2023 Japan Cartoonists Association Award for Best Manga in the Manga category with "Rondo".
Retro-modern fashion magician Yumi Matsuo
The challenge lies in the "fashion" hidden beneath the surface of fashion.
A hidden and romantic inner beauty
Quietly witnessing the traces of the world's progress.

[Exclusive to Traditional Chinese Version]
★ Each book comes with a free exquisite drawing card (2 designs, 1 randomly selected), collect it now!
★ The book includes a personalized copy of Matsuo-sensei's illustrations and messages for the readers!

"Underwear is a blessing you give yourself."
This is a story about praising one's own body and mind, dedicated to those who pursue "inner beauty" in different eras.
~My Garland: Listening to My Inner Beauty - A Collection of Works by Yumi Matsuo~
My Garland, this is the lingerie store in town.
Push open the retro-styled, exquisite door, and you will enter a world undefined by others.

Welcome to My Garland lingerie store.

Underwear displayed on the rack is like a garland adorning the body.
Listen quietly to your body today!
Choose the lingerie that best suits your taste, whether it's black or pure white.
All of these can bring out your unique temperament.

In addition, our store will regularly publish style guides showcasing the clothing and personal brand products.
After purchasing the product, customers will receive a booklet included with the bag.

Now, please enjoy the world of My Garland!

Modern retro style X contemporary romantic fashion
In the world of women's underwear
Wandering between the past and the present
A comprehensive overview of the development of Western women's underwear from 1900 to 1990.
Delicate and beautiful warm brushstrokes
Exquisite textual explanation
A dramatic style of dressing that showcases inner beauty
It highlights a variety of elements such as feminine beauty, asceticism, purity, romance, and playfulness!

Following her popular works "Rondo" and "The Garden of Kaleidoscopes," Japanese illustrator Hiromi Matsuo presents a new theme, combining manga and illustration to explore the unique meaning behind the evolution of women's underwear. You can also learn about underwear—a topic so close to our bodies yet often overlooked—through this "beauty" approach!

Sometimes, loving yourself is not easy.
But I hope underwear is a way to cherish yourself...
The ways to express love are also a theme of this book.
Our bodies deserve blessings, and we can also bless ourselves.
If we can view underwear in this way,
Life will definitely be more colorful.
—Excerpt from the afterword of this book by Yumi Matsuo

📍 Book Table of Contents

  • My Closet – 010
  • My Garland The Style Book No.20 – 017
  • The History of Lingerie vol.1 1900s~1940s – 032
  • Rainy Day Musings – 058
  • My Garland The Style Book No.21 Dramatic Lingerie Lesson – 065
  • The History of Lingerie vol.2 1950s~1990s – 076
  • The Story of Caring for My Lingerie – 094

📍 About the Author

Matsuo Hiromi

Born in Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture in 1980.

She moved to Kobe in 1999 and began working as an illustrator in 2010. In 2013, she moved to Okayama Prefecture.

The works mainly feature illustrations of female figures, and the artist is skilled at depicting classical elements such as kimonos and decorative patterns.

In addition to commissioning business projects such as book covers, illustrations, and advertising posters, we also participate in the visual design of calendars and products.

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She has also published several self-made doujinshi and collections of works, and held exhibitions at institutions such as the Yayoi Museum of Art.

by"RondoIt won the first prize in the Manga category of the 52nd Japan Cartoonists Association Awards.

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