Bad Boys of Fashion: Style Rebels and Renegades Through the Ages

by Jennifer Croll, Aneta Pacholska (Illustrator)

Overview

Sashay away, ladies: it’s the boys’ turn for the fashion spotlight. From Louis XIV to Kanye West, Jennifer Croll takes us on a tour of daring and different men throughout history who have all used fashion to get what they want. Just as she did in her award-winning Bad Girls of Fashion, Croll shows us the power of clothes and the links between fashion and politics, art, social movements, and more.

Croll's lively and engaging prose draws in the reader, providing enough information to satisfy both budding fashionistas and pop-culture junkies alike. Aneta Pacholska’s illustrations are modern and fun, perfectly complementing the text and making the book as exciting to look at as it is to read.

In-depth features include Louis XIV, Oscar Wilde, Marlon Brando, Malcolm X, Andy Warhol, Karl Lagerfeld, Clyde Frazier, Malcolm McLaren, David Bowie, and Kanye West, with a diverse array of shorter biographies enriching the text.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781773212425
Publisher:	Annick Press, Limited
Publication date:	04/09/2019
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	1160L (what's this?)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Jennifer Croll is the author of Fashion That Changed the World and has written for magazines including NYLON, Adbusters, and Dazed and Confused. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Aneta Pacholska is originally from Poland. Now based in Toronto, Aneta loves engaging with people, culture and music—all of which continually inspire her art.

Table of Contents

Bad Boys of Fashion | Table of Contents

Introduction 3

Chapter 1 | Louis XIV: Fashion Ruler 6

NELSON MANDELA 18 / JAWAHARLAL NEHRU 21

Chapter 2 | Oscar Wilde: Fashion Aesthete 2

BEAU BRUMMELL 36 / DONALD GLOVER 39

Chapter 3 | Marlon Brando: Fashion Macho 40

ELVIS PRESLEY 52 / JAMES DEAN 55

Chapter 4 | Malcolm X: Fashion Revolutionary 56

CHE GUEVARA 70 / MAO ZEDONG 73

Chapter 5 | Andy Warhol: Fashion Artist 74

JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT 88 / TAKASHI MURAKAMI 91

Chapter 6 |Karl Lagerfeld: Fashion Character 92

JEAN-PAUL GAULTIER 104 / WARIS AHLUWALIA 107

Chatper 7 | Clyde Frazier: Fashion Athlete 108

DAVID BECKHAM 120 / ANDRE AGASSI 123

Chapter 8 | Malcom McLaren: Fashion Provocateur 124

KURT COBAIN 138 / ROBERT SMITH 141

Chapter 9 | David Bowie: Fashion Role-Player 142

PRINCE 154 / LITTLE RICHARD 157

Chapter 10 | Kanye West: Fashion Idealist 158

PUFF DADDY 172 / THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. 175

Conclusion 176

References 177 / Acknowledgments 181

Credits 181 / Index 182

Editorial Reviews

05/27/2019

A companion to Bad Girls of Fashion focuses on the distinctive clothing styles of famed male figures in the arts, politics, sports, and fashion design. Organized with broad descriptive monikers, the style icons include Marlon Brando (“Fashion Macho”), and David Bowie (“Fashion Role-Player”), along with today’s influencers (David Beckham, Jean-Paul Gaultier). Croll includes examples of modern men dressed in the style of their forebears; Russell Brand mimics Oscar Wilde’s “dandy” style. Pacholska captures the men’s quintessential qualities through bold, eclectic digital portraits. Readers may be surprised by the inclusion of figures whose fashion choices may not seem among their chief accomplishments (Malcolm X’s suit and rimmed glasses), but Croll makes the case for how an individual’s look can become iconic due to the indelible impression left on public consciousness by their actions. Ages 12–up. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

03/01/2019

Gr 6–10—The history of fashion is often interesting to teens, but little has been written about the impact of men on the fashion world. This book covers historical influences on 10 male fashion icons and discusses their lasting contribution to and impact on society. Brief biographies of men such as Oscar Wilde, Marlon Brando, Clyde Frazier, and David Bowie are set into a greater cultural context in this entertaining, extensively researched title. VERDICT Full of colorful images, graphics, and insets of other iconic style-setters and clothing items, this book will appeal to anyone interested in fashion and will surely spark debate over other influential men who were not included. For general purchase for middle to high school nonfiction collections.—Terri Lent, Patrick Henry High School, Ashland, VA

School Library Journal

★ 2019-01-28

An engaging look at men who helped make and break fashion history.

Following her critically acclaimed study of key women in the history of fashion, Bad Girls of Fashion (2016), Croll again joins forces with illustrator Pacholska to introduce "bad boys" through the ages who have had iconoclastic effects on fashion. Instead of featuring only major designers, Croll again spotlights 30 diverse rebels who used fashion to make their renegade marks in the worlds of entertainment (Marlon Brando, David Bowie), sport (Walt "Clyde" Frazier, Andre Agassi), politics (Jawaharlal Nehru, Mao Zedong, Malcolm X), and art and design (Jean-Michel Basquiat, Waris Ahluwalia, Karl Lagerfeld). Aided by arrestingly bold illustrations and copious photographs, Croll provides a tantalizingly detailed chronicle of these dashing figures, including both florid descriptions of their sartorial choices as well as the historical context behind them so readers better appreciate how these men broke boundaries. Back in 17th-century France, for example, Louis XIV simultaneously turned courtly fashions on their ear and tightened his grip on the throne by sporting long, curly wigs and restricting red high heels to members of his court (a sidebar explains that high heels were only later adopted by women in order to appear more masculine). Readers will understand fashion's pivotal role in shattering and challenging gender, racial, and other constraints.

With its richly accessible prose and visually captivating subjects, this will inspire and challenge readers to follow in these trendsetters' footsteps. (references, index) (Nonfiction. 12-18)

Kirkus Reviews