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A review by elizabethlk
Bad Boys of Fashion: Style Rebels and Renegades Through the Ages by Jennifer Croll
4.0
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.
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.