Bad girls of fashion : style rebels from Cleopatra to Lady Gaga
by Croll, Jennifer (Author)
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,... Full description
- 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.