Adorned in Dreams Fashion and Modernity
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Foundations of Fashion Studies
Adorned in Dreams
Fashion and Modernity
Elizabeth Wilson
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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, 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.
Elizabeth Wilson's writing career began in the 'underground' magazines of the early 1970s, (Frendz, Red Rag, Spare Rib, Come Together) before she became an academic. She's written for the Guardian and her non-fiction books include The Sphinx in the City (1992) (shortlisted for the Manchester Odd Fellows Prize), Bohemians (2000) and Love Game (2014) (long listed for the William Hill sportswriting prize), as well as six crime novels, including War Damage (2009) and The Girl in Berlin (2012) (long-listed for the Golden Dagger Award).
| Publication Date: | 11 June 2026 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Visual Arts |
| ISBN-13: | 9781350399747 |
| Format: | Paperback softback |
| Page Count: | 314 |
| Weight (oz): | 25.44 |