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Jennifer Wright
Killer Fashion [EPUB ebook]
Poisonous Petticoats, Strangulating Scarves, and Other Deadly Garments Throughout History

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Isadora Duncan was Red Put on a scarf;popped off her head Fashion is silly, thought Stein It may tear your head from your spine A darkly comic book about some surprisingly lethal garments. Featuring stories like the untimely demise of dancer Isadora Duncancaused by her signature red scarf and the bloodyriot that greeted the appearance of the first top hat, among many others, these bite-sizeaccountswill frighten and delight.Killer Fashionincludesover twenty of these shorttalesalong with beautiful full-page illustrations. Both morbid and humorous, this book will appeal to fans of Edward Gorey and dark historical trivia.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 56 ● ISBN 9781449489076 ● Publisher Andrews McMeel ● Published 2017 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 5540366 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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