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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.
List 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
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.
Summary
A fiercely fabulous look at men’s fashion rule-breakers and icons
Foreword
- National print and online media campaign
- Online advertising in fashion properties
- Extensive bookseller, librarian, and educator outreach
- Custom digital content and shareable graphics
- Featured promotion on annickpress.com
- Social media campaign and outreach
