Clothing & Dress

The clothes we wear every day keep us comfortable, protect us from the elements, and express our unique style—but could fashion also be fatal? As it turns out, history is full of fashions that have harmed or even killed people. From silhouette-cinching corsets and combustible combs to lethal hair dyes and flammable flannel, this nonfiction book …

A fiercely fabulous look at men’s fashion rule-breakers and icons

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 F …

Living in the North requires very special clothing to stay warm and move easily over the ice!
This book introduces children to items of clothing like the parka that they might be familiar with, and uniquely Northern objects like amautis.

Living in the North requires very special clothing to stay warm and move easily over the ice!
This book introduces children to items of clothing like the parka that they might be familiar with, and uniquely Northern objects like amautis.

This bilingual board book introduces infants to the names of various items of Arctic clothing. Text appears in English, Inuktitut syllabics, and Roman orthography, meaning that even non-Inuktitut speakers can sound out the Inuktitut words.
Arctic Clothing features full-colour photographs of a variety of Arctic clothes.

The title says it all: Bad Girls of Fashion explores the lives of ten famous women who have used clothing to make a statement, change perceptions, break rules, attract power, or express their individuality. Included are Cleopatra, Marie Antoinette, Coco Chanel, Marlene Dietrich, Madonna, and Lady Gaga. Sidebar subjects include: Elizabeth I, Marilyn …