{"product_id":"dress-dreams-and-desire-a-history-of-fashion-and-psychoanalysis-9781350428188","title":"Dress, Dreams, and Desire: A History of Fashion and Psychoanalysis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fascinating.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Valerie Steele\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Visual Arts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.59h x 7.55w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350428188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Valerie Steele \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47699015467165,"sku":"9781350428188","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_8aeafe91-f464-4085-9e5a-e13665de28b1.jpg?v=1772695771","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/dress-dreams-and-desire-a-history-of-fashion-and-psychoanalysis-9781350428188","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}