Adorned in Dreams Fashion and Modernity

by Wilson, Elizabeth

• ISBN13: 9781860649219
• ISBN10: 1860649211
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-02-19
• Publisher: MPS HIGH SCHOOL

Summary

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.' Elizabeth Wilson traces the social and cultural history of fashion and its complex relationship to modernity. Wilson delights in the power of fashion to mark out identity or to subvert it and 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 90's, retro-dressing and the meanings of dress from the veil to Beck's pink-varnished toenails.

Author Biography

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'.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction	p. 1
The History of Fashion	p. 16
Explaining It Away	p. 47
The Fashion Industry	p. 67
Fashion and Eroticism	p. 91
Gender and Identity	p. 117
Fashion and City Life	p. 134
Fashion and Popular Culture	p. 155
Oppositional Dress	p. 179
Utopian Dress and Dress Reform	p. 208
Feminism and Fashion	p. 228
Changing Times/Altered States	p. 248
References	p. 278
Bibliography	p. 302
Index	p. 315
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