{"product_id":"9781350428188","title":"Dress, Dreams, and Desire A History of Fashion and Psychoanalysis","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDress, Dreams, and Desire\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA History of Fashion and Psychoanalysis\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eValerie Steele\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesign \/ Fashion \u0026amp; Accessories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fascinating.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat can psychoanalysis tell us about the power and allure of fashion? Valerie Steele, author of \u003ci\u003eDress, Dreams and Desire\u003c\/i\u003e, was described by critic Suzy Menkes as “the Freud of fashion.” In this pathbreaking book, the first cultural history of fashion and psychoanalysis, Steele does not merely hold a mirror up to fashion's surface, she looks into its soul.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA renowned fashion historian, Steele draws on key psychoanalytic concepts about the body, sexuality, and the unconscious – from the dream theories of Freud and Jung to Lacan's mirror stage and Anzieu's skin ego – to interpret the work of designers such as Elsa Schiaparelli, Gianni Versace, and Alexander McQueen. She explores how fashion is the lens through which we see ourselves – and how others see us. Far from being superficial, fashion can be regarded as a “deep surface” that communicates our unconscious desires and anxieties, with none of us fully aware of what we are \"saying\" with the clothes we wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eValerie Steele\u003c\/b\u003e is Director and Chief Curator of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, where she has organized more than 20 exhibitions, including \u003ci\u003eThe Corset: Fashioning the Body\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Queer History of Fashion\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the founder and editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eFashion Theory\u003c\/i\u003e, and the author or editor of 30 books, including \u003ci\u003eFetish: Fashion, Sex, and Power\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), which has been translated into French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 November 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Visual Arts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350428188\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e264\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223579787404,"sku":"9781350428188","price":31.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_8671aecf-1714-4808-945a-fdf7a8bacfa2.jpg?v=1783077808","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350428188","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}