Adorned in Dreams: Fashion and Modernity - Couverture rigide

Wilson, Elizabeth

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0860685527 ISBN 13 : 9780860685524

Editeur : Virago Press Ltd, 1985

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

Biographie de l'auteur :

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'.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Virago Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0860685527
• ISBN 13: 9780860685524
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 272