Fashion rebels : style icons who changed the world through fashion /
Beccia, Carlyn,
Fashion rebels : style icons who changed the world through fashion / Carlyn Cerniglia Beccia. - New York : Hillsboro, Orgeon : Aladdin : Beyond Words, 2016. - 176 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Why fashion matters -- Cleopatra VII -- Elizabeth I -- Marie Antoinette -- Dolley Madison -- Coco Chanel -- The story of the little black dress -- Anna May Wong -- Josephine Baker -- Katharine Hepburn -- Frida kahlo -- Marilyn Monroe -- Audrey Hepburn -- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis -- Ellen Degeneres -- Madonna -- Michelle Obama -- First ladies of fashion -- Lady Gaga -- Michelle Phan -- Tavi Gevinson -- The new fashionista hall of fame -- Become your own fashion rebel.
"Throughout history, daring women have wielded power and brought about change through their bold fashion choices. Fashion Rebels is a collection of lively, illustrated biographies of twenty-five of these influential fashion icones from the distant past to today. Discover how these rebels' fashion choices both mirrored and redefined what it meant to be a woman in their era. From Cleopatra and Coco Chanel, whose forward fashions freed later generations from conformity, to Michelle Obama and Lady Gaga, who each bravely step out every day to rock their own unique personal styles. These fashionistas didn't follow trends or cultural conventions: they set new courses with their own styles. And if fashion police came knocking, they simply didn't open the door,"--back cover.
9781582704883 1582704880
2015041456
Women's clothing--History--Juvenile literature.
Fashion--History--Juvenile literature.
Women--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Celebrities--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.
Fashion rebels : style icons who changed the world through fashion / Carlyn Cerniglia Beccia. - New York : Hillsboro, Orgeon : Aladdin : Beyond Words, 2016. - 176 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Why fashion matters -- Cleopatra VII -- Elizabeth I -- Marie Antoinette -- Dolley Madison -- Coco Chanel -- The story of the little black dress -- Anna May Wong -- Josephine Baker -- Katharine Hepburn -- Frida kahlo -- Marilyn Monroe -- Audrey Hepburn -- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis -- Ellen Degeneres -- Madonna -- Michelle Obama -- First ladies of fashion -- Lady Gaga -- Michelle Phan -- Tavi Gevinson -- The new fashionista hall of fame -- Become your own fashion rebel.
"Throughout history, daring women have wielded power and brought about change through their bold fashion choices. Fashion Rebels is a collection of lively, illustrated biographies of twenty-five of these influential fashion icones from the distant past to today. Discover how these rebels' fashion choices both mirrored and redefined what it meant to be a woman in their era. From Cleopatra and Coco Chanel, whose forward fashions freed later generations from conformity, to Michelle Obama and Lady Gaga, who each bravely step out every day to rock their own unique personal styles. These fashionistas didn't follow trends or cultural conventions: they set new courses with their own styles. And if fashion police came knocking, they simply didn't open the door,"--back cover.
9781582704883 1582704880
2015041456
Women's clothing--History--Juvenile literature.
Fashion--History--Juvenile literature.
Women--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Celebrities--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.