Adorned in Dreams: Fashion and Modernity

The revised edition updates a pioneering work in the field of dress studies, first published in 1985, with fashion developments such as the grunge look and "boho chic" of the 1990s, retro-dressing, and the meanings of dress from the Islamic veil to the pink-varnished toenails of English soccer star David Beckham. Well-salted with B&W illustrations, Wilson's study of the place of fashion in the framework of social history includes an extensive (12 close- packed pages) bibliography. Wilson is emeritus professor of cultural studies at the U. of North London. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR