Dress, dreams, and desire : a history of fashion and psychoanalysis /
Accompanying a major exhibition at The Museum at FIT, this beautifully illustrated book, written by the Director and Chief Curator of The Museum and leading fashion theorist, Valerie Steele, shows how psychoanalysis can provide important clues about the power and allure of fashion, as well as the am...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Bloomsbury Visual Arts,
[2025].
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| Summary: | Accompanying a major exhibition at The Museum at FIT, this beautifully illustrated book, written by the Director and Chief Curator of The Museum and leading fashion theorist, Valerie Steele, shows how psychoanalysis can provide important clues about the power and allure of fashion, as well as the ambivalence and hostility it also attracts. Beyond concepts such as fetishism and the gaze, few fashion historians have engaged thoroughly with psychoanalysis and explored its influence on fashion in depth. With its superb selection of exciting imagery, this adventurous, inspiring and challenging book explores the role of emotions such as desire, anxiety, and envy in the way in which we clothe ourselves. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 251 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781350428188 1350428183 |