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Adorned in Dreams

Foundations of Fashion Studies (Related to this series)

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Bloomsbury presents Adorned in Dreams: Fashion and Modernity by Elizabeth Wilson, read by Madeleine Leslay

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, and ‘deviant’ dress to Dior, Elizabeth Wilson traces the social and cultural history of fashion and its complex relationship to modernity. From the ‘dress reform’ movement to certain strands of feminism, Wilson delights in the power of fashion to mark out identity - or subvert it.

Explore topics including fashion and city life, feminism and fashion, and oppositional dress in this authoritative scholarly text on fashion’s pivotal role in modern society.

Critics 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
Valerie Steele, editor of Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body & Culture
When it was first published in 1985, Adorned in Dreams pioneered new territory in the study of fashion . . . no text since has come close to challenging or overtaking its original claims
Christopher Breward, National Museums Scotland
Sharply focused, consistently intelligent, and broadly informative
Los Angeles Times
Author Elizabeth Wilson
Narrator Madeleine Leslay
Series Foundations of Fashion Studies
Duration 12 hours and 33 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781350639980
Format Audiobook
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Genre Cultural studies: fashion and society, Material culture
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

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