Bad Girls of Fashion
Style Rebels from Cleopatra to Lady Gaga
Toronto : Annick Press, [2016]
Format: Book
Description: 205 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
The title says it all: Bad Girls of Fashion explores the lives of ten famous women who have used clothing to make a statement, change perceptions, break rules, attract power, or express their individuality. Included are Cleopatra, Marie Antoinette, Coco Chanel, Marlene Dietrich, Madonna, and Lady Gaga. Sidebar subjects include: Elizabeth I, Marilyn Monroe, Rihanna, and Vivienne Westwood.
Photos illuminate the text, while edgy, vividly colored illustrations depict the subjects with interpretive flair. Readers will learn not only about changing fashion styles through history, but about changing historical attitudes toward women, and the links between fashion and art, film, music, politics, and feminism. With an energetic, appealing writing style, Croll demonstrates how through the ages, women -- often without other means of power -- have used fashion as a tool, and how their influence continues to shape how women present themselves today.
Photos illuminate the text, while edgy, vividly colored illustrations depict the subjects with interpretive flair. Readers will learn not only about changing fashion styles through history, but about changing historical attitudes toward women, and the links between fashion and art, film, music, politics, and feminism. With an energetic, appealing writing style, Croll demonstrates how through the ages, women -- often without other means of power -- have used fashion as a tool, and how their influence continues to shape how women present themselves today.
Subjects:
Fashion -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Women's clothing -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Celebrities -- Clothing -- Juvenile literature.
Costume -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Celebrities -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Fashion -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Women's clothing -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Celebrities -- Clothing -- Juvenile literature.
Costume -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Celebrities -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: 1130L
ISBN:
9781554517855
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
T SOCIAL SCI Cro | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Teen | In |
T SOCIAL SCI Cro | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Display, Teen Nonfiction | In |
T SOCIAL SCI Cro | St. Andrews Indoors | Teen Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-201) and index.
Issued also in electronic formats.
Issued also in electronic formats.