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Bad girls of fashion : style rebels from Cleopatra to Lady Gaga Cover Image Book Book

Bad girls of fashion : style rebels from Cleopatra to Lady Gaga / Jennifer Croll ; illustrated by Ada Buchholc.

Croll, Jennifer, (author.). Buchholc, Ada, (illustrator.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781554517855
  • ISBN: 1554517850
  • ISBN: 9781554517862
  • ISBN: 1554517869
  • Physical Description: 205 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto : Annick Press, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-201) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Additional Physical Form available Note:
Issued also in electronic formats.

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Subject: Fashion > History.
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Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch 391.209 C944b 2016 (Text) 33126020728113 YA Nonfiction Available -
Erlanger Branch 391.209 C944b 2016 (Text) 33126020728097 YA Nonfiction Available -

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