This Monk Wears Heels: Be Who You Are

Kodo Nishimura, a Buddhist monk and international makeup artist, rose to fame after appearing in the Netflix special "Queer Eye: We're in Japan!". His book "Seisei Dodo" shares his journey to self-love and provides practical tips for positive thinking. It encourages readers to embrace their uniqueness and provides a gentle, loving, and encouraging voice for those who dare to be different.

Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 08 February 2022
Publisher: Watkins Media

Kodo Nishimura, an international makeup artist, and Buddhist monk, rose to fame after appearing in the Queer Eye: Were In Japan! special on Netflix. His wide smile, however, hid a painful past. The book begins with Kodos childhood in Japan, playing dress up as Little Mermaid, and his lonely adolescence when, although born into a family of priests, all he wanted to do was wear pretty dresses and become a princess. Growing up as an outsider in a society that celebrates uniformity, Kodos time in New York at the Parsons School of Design and his work as a leading makeup artist finally brought him to embrace his own uniqueness. The book is full of practical tips for positive thinking and insights into the philosophical approach to life Kodo has crafted as a Buddhist monk. Detailing his journey to self-love, the book provides a gentle, loving, and encouraging voice for all those who dare to be different.

This is the English translation of Seisei Dodo, published in Japan in 2020 by Sunmark Publishing, Inc., Tokyo.

Weight: 510g
Dimension: 139 x 193 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781786786173
Edition number: 0 New edition