Killer style : how fashion has injured, maimed, & murdered through history / by Serah-Marie McMahon & Alison Matthews David ; illustrations by Gillian Wilson.

Author/creator McMahon, Serah-Marie author.
Other author Matthews David, Alison, author.
Other author Wilson, Gillian, 1982- illustrator.
Format Book
PublicationToronto, ON ; Berkeley, CA : Owlkids Books, [2019]
Copyright Date©2019
Description48 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm
Subjects

Contents Horrified heads -- Miserable middles -- Unlucky legs -- Don't blame the victim.
Abstract "Equal parts fab and frightening, Killer Style explores the ways in which make-up, clothing, and accessories have killed, maimed, or tormented those who wear and make them. From the story of hatters felled by mercury poisoning to tulle-burnt ballerinas to the victims of the modern craze for sandblasted denim, no one is safe from these crimes of fashion."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.
Interest grade level Grades 5-8
Audience 1060 Lexile
Awards noteWinner of the 2020 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Nonfiction.
Genre/formInformational works.
Genre/formIllustrated works.
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formJuvenile works.
Genre/formInformational works.
Genre/formIllustrated works.
LCCN 2018946401
ISBN9781771472531 (hardcover)
ISBN1771472537 (hardcover)

Availability

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Joyner TRC Nonfiction 391.009 M2274K ✔ Available Place Hold