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Fashion rebels : style icons who changed the world through fashion / Carlyn Cerniglia Beccia.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Aladdin : Hillsboro, Orgeon : Beyond Words, 2016.Description: 176 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781582704883
  • 1582704880
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Partial contents:
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.
Summary: "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.
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 391.2 B388 Checked out 07/02/2024 33111008557874
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 391.2 B388 Available 33111008478121
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Get to know the women who've wielded the power of fashion and brought about change with this illustrated biography that features twenty-five of history's most influential fashion icons.

Throughout time, daring women have made fashion choices that have altered the course of history. From Marie Antoinette, who wore a hairstyle as large as her presence, to Coco Chanel, who imagined a world without rib crushing corsets and heavy gowns, to Katharine Hepburn, who walked around the studio in her underwear when studio executives refused to let her wear her then-scandalous jeans, these women were mavericks as well as rebellious icons.

Their fashion choices mirrored and redefined what it meant to be a woman in their era. They didn't follow trends or cultural conventions, but instead set the course with their own style. Their brave and inventive fashion choices paved the way for female empowerment.

Featuring hairstyle tips, DIY projects, inspiration boards that break down each icon's style, and illustrated timelines that cover the evolution of pants, skirts, the little black dress, and more, Fashion Rebels: Style Icons Who Changed the World through Fashion invites readers to treat fashion as an act of fearless creativity--and even become fashion trailblazers themselves.

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.

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