Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-201) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 12 and up.

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 7 and up.

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bad girls of fashion

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

935988198

Responsibility statement

Jennifer Croll ; illustrated by Ada Buchholc

Sub title

style rebels from Cleopatra to Lady Gaga

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

Table Of 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

Target audience

adolescent

Classification