Description
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.
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 鈥� often without other means of power 鈥� have used fashion as a tool, and how their influence continues to shape how women present themselves today.
Awards
- Nominated, Amelia Bloomer Project List nomination 2017
- Short-listed, Arkansas Teen Book Award finalist 2018
- Short-listed, Best Books for Kids & Teens, *starred selection, Canadian Children鈥檚 Book Centre 2017
- Joint winner, Foreword Indies Book Awards 2017
- Runner-up, Independent Publishers Book Awards, Silver 2017
Reviews
鈥淐roll digs deep for fascinating details . . . anyone interested in clothes, history, or girl power should pick up a copy.鈥�
- GeekDad, 09/25/16
鈥淏right, funny, and fascinating . . . an utter blast to read . . . HUGE FUN.鈥�
- Kirkus Reviews, Nonfiction Spotlight, 11/21/16
鈥淸A] history book for teens [that] won鈥檛 end up in the recycling bin.鈥�
- Fashion Magazine, Winter/16
鈥淧unchy-but-palatable read, perfect for the young feminist with a penchant for pop culture history.鈥�
- Loose Lips Magazine,鈥�09/20/16
鈥淪o much couture. So much gossip. So much fun.鈥�
- The Bulletin of the Center for Children鈥檚 Books, 09/16
鈥淎n energetic, appealing writing style.鈥�
- Winnipeg Public Library, 04/27/17
鈥淭he stories of these 40 women will inspire a new generation of girls to live on their own terms.鈥�
- Canadian Children鈥檚 Book News, Fall/16
鈥淗istorical in scope and reader friendly, there is much to learn here.鈥�
- Sal鈥檚 Fiction Addiction, 07/11/17
鈥淲ell researched and thoroughly referenced.鈥�
- Resource Links, 04/17
鈥淩ichly detailed and engagingly written, Croll鈥檚 captivating study is sure both to enlighten and embolden fashion-minded youth.鈥�
- Kirkus Reviews, *starred review, 05/18/16
鈥淲ith its engaging writing and lavish illustrations, Bad Girls of Fashion makes a bold statement.鈥�
- National Reading Campaign, 12/15/16
鈥淎n energetic, appealing writing style.鈥�
- Canadian Children鈥檚 Book Centre Newsletter, 03/17
鈥淭hank God for books like . . . Bad Girls of Fashion . . . Flashy clothes and colours aside, there is also a serious undercurrent to the book.鈥�
- Quill &鈥圦uire, 06/16
鈥淲hopping good fun for fashionistas, Croll鈥檚 witty . . . book belongs in public and school libraries and on home shelves.鈥�
- VOYA, 02/01/17
鈥淓ntertaining and also informative.鈥�
- CM鈥圧eviews, 09/12/16