I was very excited to read Bad Boys of Fashion after Bad Girls of Fashion had been so informative and delightful, and I wasn't disappointed. With a great blend of common knowledge, obscure historic and fashion tidbits, and vibrant illustrations and photographs, Bad Boys of Fashion serves as a great introduction to men's fashion and the ways it has profoundly impacted our world today.

The ten main featured men in this book are given full short biographies that show us ways that fashion has impacted every part of the world and that give us cultural and historical contexts for images that are so ingrained in our societal memory. Ranging from sports to movies to art to politics to civil rights, the base we are given is broad. While I did wish there was a bit more diversity in the men featured (of the ten main men, half of them were USAmerican and all of these ten were either Black or white with no other races featured), but the men featured in the Fashion Spotlight and Iconic Look sections helped to add some diversity, with more countries and races represented.

Overall, this YA nonfiction offers up so much of what makes YA nonfiction great for even adults to read. Bad Boys of Fashion teaches us about fashion, history, culture, and the world in a way that is easy to grasp and enjoyable to follow. It is definitely worth the read for anyone interested in these subjects, and I would recommend it for sure.

Bad Boys of Fashion: Style Rebels and Renegades Through the Ages would a fantastic choice for any fashion lover. In ten chapters, Jennifer Croll takes her readers through small biographies of big names in fashion from Louis XIV to Oscar Wilde to David Bowie.

I really enjoyed how this book was organized with three thematically related fashion icons in each chapter. Not only will readers learn a lot about each individual figure, but they will also learn about how their fashion responded to and influenced events in history. One of the best parts about this book is seeing how fashion and history collide, mingle, and respond to one another. Also, this book has good diversity in terms of race and sexuality.

I liked this book so much that I now really want to read the author's related title, Bad Girls of Fashion: Style Rebels from Cleopatra to Lady Gaga.

There's at least one or two a generation. A Beau Brummell who just needs to stand out! Yeah, these guys are a hoot. Trend setters- sometime. Other times just interesting. But they do have a tendency to liberate us all! Some of these looks are just sooo iconic for all of us. others are just plain, nope. But I loved looking at the style peacocks through the ages. So entertaining! Fashionistas will love love this book!

Who doesn't love stories of people who defy society's roles, who forge their own path. For me this is especially true when it comes to the fashion industry. I love people who embrace their own ideas about clothing. It was a little surprising to me how much of the focus of this book was on the lives of the men featured. By which I mean, the focus was more on their lives and culture than on their influence on fashion. I might have liked to have seen more of that aspect, particularly how their influence of fashion continues in the modern day.

I am not a fashionista…. I am the girl who is rooting for Grunge to return, the sooner, the better. So I wasn’t sure if I was the best person to read and review a book all about men’ s style. To my surprise and delight, I really enjoyed this colorful, historical roundup of some of the most famous icons of men’s fashion. Right along with the Rebel Girls, this book is a celebration not just of clothing and accessory choices but of iconic men, some of whom have been marginalized in their time and in history.

What is there to learn from a fashion history? Well, let’s start with an explanation of one of America’s favorite children’s songs in the history of the Dandies. Yankee Doodle’s macaroni reference was finally revealed to me as (gluten-free) slang . Or what about the origin of The Fonz’s perfect bad boy style? I and my long suffering grandmother have Marlon Brando to thank for influencing my father’s teenage clothing choices. By far, though, I learned the most from the story of Oscar Wilde, an intense and unique author who took cosplay and capes to the extreme.

The frank discussion of homosexuality (including a definition of ‘sodomite’) will be appreciated by older students who are the logical target for this tome. The art (a combination of photos and modern graphic stylings) and direct writing approach should appeal to adults and teens who are interested in historical art and biographies, as well as fashion. I especially recommend this book for people who enjoyed Brazen which shared a novel graphic styling while telling intense and relevant stories.

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This was an incredibly interesting read. The author looks at the history of fashion, pointing out people who helped define generations, or who stood out of the crowd for being forward thinking. Each chapter you have the main figure looked at like David Bowie, followed by someone in the same power circle who took cues from or changed the power circle in the same way as the main figure. For example, would grange even be a style if Kurt Cobain hadn’t formed Nirvana and took over the world. It’s then followed by a one page iconic look. Like Biggie Smalls. There were parts where I thought the book got too political, but it made the reader think about cloths and politics. Overall I think this was an excellent book. However, I wish there were Story credit to the little sections that read like sightings of these fashion figures.

A fiercely fabulous look at men’s fashion rule breakers and icon sashay away, ladies it’s the boy’s turn for the fashion spotlight. Jennifer Croll takes us on a tour of daring and different men throughout history who have all used 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 complementingtje text and making the book as exciting to look at as it is to read.