In a chapter titled “Packaging Yourself,” the female reader is warned: “Your hair must not be excessively curly or wavy. If the current fashion calls for curls and waves, forget it.

This is one of Japanese photographer Yurie Nagashima’s arresting self-portraits — and a parody of the “hair nude ... the history of women photographers is still very short,” said ...

the walls are lined with stark black-and-white photographic portraits of young women. Some smile, some stare at the camera impassively. Some are naked. All have short hair and no makeup.