A-Z Style Blunders You’ll Love to Hate
Revel in the bad decisions of others with this collection of history’s most bizarre fashion trends that will leave you asking, “Who would even wear this?” Featuring historical context and illustrations pulled directly out of the past, fashion historian and influencer Karolina Żebrowska appraises each look with an equal amount of thoughtfulness and humor.
From 16th-century German hats shaped like plates to the 1950s bullet bra, this unique capsule not only uncovers the intention behind these kooky, sometimes oppressive, always outrageous trends but theorizes how they all went so horribly wrong. Perfect for fashion fanatics, history buffs, and everyone in between, this book is sure to provide hours of entertainment.
From the Publisher
ASIN : B0DKB74T43
Publisher : Page Street Publishing
Publication date : November 25, 2025
Language : English
Print length : 192 pages
ISBN-13 : 979-8890033550
Item Weight : 1 pounds
Dimensions : 7.3 x 0.55 x 9.3 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #47,837 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #53 in Fashion History #56 in Fashion Craft #110 in Fashion Design
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Sarah Jarlsberg –
Laugh out loud funny & very informative
I’ve been a fan of Karolina’s YouTube channel for years, & was super excited that she published a book. It does not disappoint. Full of her trademark wit & humor, & beautiful pictures. I couldn’t help reading it cover to cover.
Emily –
Beautiful book!
A humorous and historical read!
Anne P –
The Perfect Coffee Table Book!
Beautiful, well researched, thoughtfully designed yet digestible book. The perfect coffee table book for fashion/history lovers! I love the size too, not one of those huge books that you’ll have to lay flat on your bookshelf. Highly recommend this for anyone interested in fashion, history, anthropology, or anyone that wants something unique for their bookshelf!
Stephanie –
Brilliant!
Beautifully photographed and thoughtfully compiled info.
Keith B –
Great gift
Classic look at what might have been the height of fashion….. or not!!
Amazon Customer –
Genuinely fun to read
Absolutely incredible, funny, and just so well done. So happy to have a copy! It’s a silly feast for the eyes and really entertaining to read. Karolina Zebrowska’s writing is fantastic! Would also highly recommend it as a gift or coffee table book. You won’t be disappointed!
eric dekarver –
Person loved it
This was a gift, the recipient loved it
G –
Classic readers probably won’t like this.
To be honest, I’m disappointed. I regret pre-ordering.The headings for each section were just whatever fit (e.g. Xtremely Squared Toes) rather than reflective of the articles’ actual names. This makes it hard to follow. Same issue with the lack of cohesiveness or clarity on which items belong to which time period. For those who don’t have a historical background — the target audience of this book — a few timelines wouldn’t have hurt.Beyond that, there was too little actual history. A lot of the time was spent making bad and unfunny jokes — and I don’t mean like a dad joke or a joke that’s so bad it makes you laugh, I mean jokes that don’t make any sense. It’s hard to express just how awful this was. This was actually the worst part for me. It was just one pop culture reference after another and really (I cannot stress enough) incoherent analogies that just make you think to yourself “…what?”. Very simply, it wasn’t tasteful. This is not a book that will be timeless; in 30 years (I’m being generous) no one is going to understand what’s being talked about. I watch her videos and I enjoy them but it just doesn’t read well.The target audience for this book are her fans and people who …don’t read very often. That’s the best way that I can put it.I want to emphasize that this last note has nothing to do with the rating of the book or review (it was painful to read all on its own) but the reference to John the Baptists’ beheading was honestly unnecessary and for the religious, quite disrespectful.Would not recommend.
Viktoria –
Very funny and informative historical info on costumes, costume elements and fashion items with both historic portraits and original re-creations
Coralie –
Very funny and interesting!
Una Geiger –
The author knows how to entertain and educate about historical fashions at the same time. Funny, whimsical. A good read for any historic costume maker and those that might be interested in dipping their toes into historical fashions or how to reproduce a certain look.
Dobromir Zaprianov –
Hilarious and insightful. I found it greatly entertaining and the writing is quite fun.
AL –
Sehr witzig und gut recherchiert. Tolle selbstgeschossene Fotos.