Bad Girls of Fashion
Style Rebels From Cleopatra to Lady Gaga
Annick Press · Print & ebook · September 13, 2016
Clothes make the woman—and can change the world.
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- Who it’s for
- A brisk, illustrated sweep through style rebels, made for browsing and handing over.
- Genres
- Kids Fashion, Biographies of Women for Kids, Clothing & Dress
- Published
- Annick Press, September 13, 2016
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Clothes make the woman—and can change the world. 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.
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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.
Style Rebels
A brisk, illustrated sweep through style rebels, made for browsing and handing over.
Come here for
- fashion history with a classroom-friendly angle
- giftable format, display-shelf appeal
Expect
- women in history, neatly reframed through dress
- easy cultural literacy, no homework energy
Where it sits
| Kids Fashion | 56% |
|---|---|
| Biographies of Women for Kids | 43% |
| Clothing & Dress | 41% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Kids Fashion
- Biographies of Women for Kids
- History
- Clothing & Dress
- Authors
- Jennifer Croll, Ada Buchholc
- Publisher
- Annick Press
- Published
- September 13, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Kids Fashion