Adorned in Dreams : Fashion and Modernity

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.