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Author McMahon, Serah-Marie, author.

Title Killer style : how fashion has injured, maimed, & murdered through history / by Serah-Marie McMahon & Alison Matthews David ; illustrations by Gillian Wilson.

Publication Info. Berkeley, CA : Owlkids Books, [2019]
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 Avon Free Public Library - Teen Desk  TEEN 391 MCMAHON    Check Shelf
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Children's Department  J746.92 MCM    Storage
 Bristol, Main Library - Children's Department  J391.009 MCM    Check Shelf
 Burlington Public Library - Middle School Books  M391 MCMAHON    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Children's Department  J 391.009 MCM    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Children's Department  J 391 MCMAHON    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Children's Department  J391 MCM    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Young Adult  YA 391.009 MCM    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Children's Department  J ART & MUSIC 391.009 MCM    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Children  J Fun Facts 391.009 MCM    Check Shelf

Description 48 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm
Contents Part 1: Horrified heads. Murderous mercury hats ; Catastrophic comb bombs ; Dangerous hair dye ; Lethal lead makeup ; Strangling scarves -- Part 2: Miserable middles. Constricting corsets ; Alarming lice ; Flaming flannelette ; Poisonous green ; Risky radium ; The radium girls ; Factory catastrophes -- Part 3: Unlucky legs. Restrictive skirts ; Deadly denim distress ; Fatal footwear fiascos ; Blazing ballerinas.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.
Summary "Equal parts fab and frightening, Killer Style explores the ways in which make-up, clothing, and accessories have killed, maimed, or tormented those who wear and make them. From the story of hatters felled by mercury poisoning to tulle-burnt ballerinas to the victims of the modern craze for sandblasted denim, no one is safe from these crimes of fashion."-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Clothing and dress -- Health aspects -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Clothing and dress -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Fashion -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Clothing and dress. (OCoLC)fst00864680
Clothing and dress -- Health aspects. (OCoLC)fst00864696
Fashion. (OCoLC)fst00921600
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Informational works.
Illustrated works.
Added Author Matthews David, Alison, author.
Wilson, Gillian, 1982- illustrator.
ISBN 9781771472531 (hardcover)
1771472537 (hardcover)
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