Adorned In Dreams
Adorned In Dreams
Fashion and Modernity
Author: Elizabeth Wilson
Published: First published in 1985 (my edition is 2014)
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Pages: 328 (including index)
Found in: London, V&A Bookshop
Note: A must read to explore fashion and its multifaceted nature with a focus on the study of “dress” through cultures, decades and life cycles. It builds a solid understanding of the true definition of fashion, makes you able to have deeper conversations when needed!
Fashion is parasitic. It depends on other art forms for its imagery and its identity. And it's been so successful at it that it has begun to replace them...fashion is the perfect cultural form for the severely limited attention spans of our times and it is expanding to fill a vacuum left by the shriveling of interest in older art forms. Fashion suits our restricted tastes. Deyan Sudjic from the book "Adorned in dreams" by Elizabeth Wilson. Page 268.
