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Adorned in dreams : fashion and modernity /

By: Publication details: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2003.Edition: [Rev. and updated ed.]Description: xi, 328 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0813533333
  • 9780813533339
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Contents:
The history of fashion -- Explaining it away -- The fashion industry -- Fashion and eroticism -- Gender and identity -- Fashion and city life -- Fashion and popular culture -- Oppositional dress -- Utopian dress and dress reform -- Feminism and fashion -- Changing times/altered states.
Review: "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 90's, retro-dressing, and the meanings of dress from the veil to soccer player David Beckham's pink-varnished toenails."--Jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-313) and index.

The history of fashion -- Explaining it away -- The fashion industry -- Fashion and eroticism -- Gender and identity -- Fashion and city life -- Fashion and popular culture -- Oppositional dress -- Utopian dress and dress reform -- Feminism and fashion -- Changing times/altered states.

"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 90's, retro-dressing, and the meanings of dress from the veil to soccer player David Beckham's pink-varnished toenails."--Jacket.

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