| Description |
205 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-201) and index. |
| Contents |
Chapter 1. Cleopatra: Fashion leader -- Empress Dowager Cixi -- Elizabeth I -- Angela Davis -- 2. Marie Antoinette: Fashion decadent -- Imelda Marcos -- Rose Bertin -- Wallis Simpson -- Chapter 3. Coco Chanel: Fashion modernizer -- Josephine Baker -- Amelia Bloomer -- Louise Brooks -- Chapter 4. Frida Kahlo: Fashion artist -- Miuccia Prada -- M.I.A. -- Elsa Schiaparelli -- Chapter 5. Marlene Dietrich: Fashion gender-bender -- George Sand -- Diane Keaton -- Twiggy -- Chapter 6. Diana Vreeland: Fashion instigator -- Anna Wintour -- Grace Coddington -- Tavi Gevinson -- Chapter 7. Madonna: Fashion chameleon -- Grace Jones -- Marilyn Monroe -- Rihanna -- Chapter 8. Rei Kawakubo: Anti-fashion -- Cindy Sherman -- Yoko Ono -- Björk -- Chapter 9. Kathleen Hanna: Fashion radical -- Vivienne Westwood -- Beth Ditto -- Pussy Riot -- Chapter 10. Lady Gaga: Fashion Freak -- Nicki Minaj -- Cher -- Isabella Blow and Daphne Guinness. |
| Form |
Issued also in electronic formats. |
| Summary |
"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."--Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Fashion -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Women's clothing -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Celebrities -- Clothing -- Juvenile literature.
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Costume -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Celebrities -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Celebrities. (OCoLC)fst00850072
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Celebrities -- Clothing.
(OCoLC)fst00850080
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Costume. (OCoLC)fst00880759
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Fashion. (OCoLC)fst00921600
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Women. (OCoLC)fst01176568
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Women's clothing. (OCoLC)fst01178707
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Fashion -- History.
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Women's clothing -- History.
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Celebrities -- Clothing.
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Costume -- History.
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Women -- Biography.
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Celebrities -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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| Added Author |
Buchholc, Ada, illustrator.
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| Other Form: |
Croll, Jennifer, 1980-, author. Bad girls of fashion. (CaOONL)20169005984 |
| ISBN |
9781554517855 (paperback) |
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1554517850 (paperback) |
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9781554517862 (hardback) |
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1554517869 (hardback) |
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