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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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Elizabeth Wilson is Emeritus Professor at London Metropolitan University and also teaches at the Architectural Association, the London Institute and Goldsmiths College, University of London. Her books include 'Bohemians' (I.B.Tauris), 'Hallucinations: Life in the Post-modern City' and 'The Sphinx in the City'.
"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."
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- PublisherVirago
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0860685527
- ISBN 13 9780860685524
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages290
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