Adorned in Dreams - Softcover

Wilson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813533333 ISBN 13: 9780813533339

Publisher: Rutgers University Press, 2003

Synopsis

When Adorned in Dreams was first published in 1985, Angela Carter described the book as the best I have read on the subject, bar none. From haute couture to haberdashery, deviant dress to Dior, Elizabeth Wilson traces the social and cultural history of fashion and its complex relationship to modernity. She also discusses fashion's vociferous opponents, from the dress reform movement to certain strands of feminism. Wilson delights in the power of fashion to mark out identity or subvert it. This brand new edition of her book follows recent developments to bring the story of fashionable dress up to date, exploring the grunge look inspired by bands like Nirvana, the boho chic of the mid '90s, retro-dressing, and the meanings of dress from the veil to soccer player David Beckham's pink-varnished toenails.

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Review:

"Adorned in Dreams: Fashion and Modernity is one of the best books ever published on the significance of fashion in society...As relevant today as when it was first published."

Synopsis:

The revised edition updates a pioneering work in the field of dress studies, first published in 1985, with fashion developments such as the grunge look and "boho chic" of the 1990s, retro-dressing, and the meanings of dress from the Islamic veil to the pink-varnished toenails of English soccer star David Beckham. Well-salted with B&W illustrations,

About this edition

• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0813533333
• ISBN 13: 9780813533339
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 328