Dressed In Dreams

Author : Tanisha C. Ford
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 125017354X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dressed in Dreams written by Tanisha C. Ford and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Essence's "10 Books We're Dying To Toss Into Our Summer Totes" From sneakers to leather jackets, a bold, witty, and deeply personal dive into Black America's closet In this highly engaging book, fashionista and pop culture expert Tanisha C. Ford investigates Afros and dashikis, go-go boots and hotpants of the sixties, hip hop's baggy jeans and bamboo earrings, and the #BlackLivesMatter-inspired hoodies of today. The history of these garments is deeply intertwined with Ford’s story as a black girl coming of age in a Midwestern rust belt city. She experimented with the Jheri curl; discovered how wearing the wrong color tennis shoes at the roller rink during the drug and gang wars of the 1980s could get you beaten; and rocked oversized, brightly colored jeans and Timberlands at an elite boarding school where the white upper crust wore conservative wool shift dresses. Dressed in Dreams is a story of desire, access, conformity, and black innovation that explains things like the importance of knockoff culture; the role of “ghetto fabulous” full-length furs and colorful leather in the 1990s; how black girls make magic out of a dollar store t-shirt, rhinestones, and airbrushed paint; and black parents' emphasis on dressing nice. Ford talks about the pain of seeing black style appropriated by the mainstream fashion industry and fashion’s power, especially in middle America. In this richly evocative narrative, she shares her lifelong fashion revolution—from figuring out her own personal style to discovering what makes Midwestern fashion a real thing too.

Author : Elizabeth Wilson
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813533339
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Adorned in Dreams written by Elizabeth Wilson and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, "deviant" dress to Dior, Elizabeth Wilson traces the social and cultural history of fashion and its complex relationship to modernity. She also discusses fashion's vociferous opponents, from the "dress reform" movement to certain strands of feminism. Wilson delights in the power of fashion to mark out identity or subvert it. This brand new edition of her book follows recent developments to bring the story of fashionable dress up to date, exploring the grunge look inspired by bands like Nirvana, the "boho chic" of the mid 90's, retro-dressing, and the meanings of dress from the veil to soccer player David Beckham's pink-varnished toenails.

Author : David Farr
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1665922583
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Stolen Dreams written by David Farr and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-05-21 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: London: Usborne Publishing Ltd, 2021.

Author : Tanisha C. Ford
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469625164
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Liberated Threads written by Tanisha C. Ford and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2015-09-14 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the civil rights and Black Power era of the 1960s through antiapartheid activism in the 1980s and beyond, black women have used their clothing, hair, and style not simply as a fashion statement but as a powerful tool of resistance. Whether using stiletto heels as weapons to protect against police attacks or incorporating African-themed designs into everyday wear, these fashion-forward women celebrated their identities and pushed for equality. In this thought-provoking book, Tanisha C. Ford explores how and why black women in places as far-flung as New York City, Atlanta, London, and Johannesburg incorporated style and beauty culture into their activism. Focusing on the emergence of the "soul style" movement—represented in clothing, jewelry, hairstyles, and more—Liberated Threads shows that black women's fashion choices became galvanizing symbols of gender and political liberation. Drawing from an eclectic archive, Ford offers a new way of studying how black style and Soul Power moved beyond national boundaries, sparking a global fashion phenomenon. Following celebrities, models, college students, and everyday women as they moved through fashion boutiques, beauty salons, and record stores, Ford narrates the fascinating intertwining histories of Black Freedom and fashion.

Author : Marcus Ewert
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
ISBN 13 : 1583229507
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 10,000 Dresses written by Marcus Ewert and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every night, Bailey dreams about magical dresses: dresses made of crystals and rainbows, dresses made of flowers, dresses made of windows. . . . Unfortunately, when Bailey's awake, no one wants to hear about these beautiful dreams. Quite the contrary. "You're a BOY!" Mother and Father tell Bailey. "You shouldn't be thinking about dresses at all." Then Bailey meets Laurel, an older girl who is touched and inspired by Bailey's imagination and courage. In friendship, the two of them begin making dresses together. And Bailey's dreams come true! This gorgeous picture book—a modern fairy tale about becoming the person you feel you are inside—will delight people of all ages.

Author : Einav Rabinovitch-Fox
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252052943
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dressed for Freedom written by Einav Rabinovitch-Fox and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often condemned as a form of oppression, fashion could and did allow women to express modern gender identities and promote feminist ideas. Einav Rabinovitch-Fox examines how clothes empowered women, and particularly women barred from positions of influence due to race or class. Moving from 1890s shirtwaists through the miniskirts and unisex styles of the 1970s, Rabinovitch-Fox shows how the rise of mass media culture made fashion a vehicle for women to assert claims over their bodies, femininity, and social roles. She also highlights how trends in women’s sartorial practices expressed ideas of independence and equality. As women employed new clothing styles, they expanded feminist activism beyond formal organizations and movements and reclaimed fashion as a realm of pleasure, power, and feminist consciousness. A fascinating account of clothing as an everyday feminist practice, Dressed for Freedom brings fashion into discussions of American feminism during the long twentieth century.

Author : Tracy Dawson
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063061074
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Let Me Be Frank written by Tracy Dawson and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this entertaining and eye-opening collection, writer, actor, and feminist Tracy Dawson showcases trailblazers throughout history who disguised themselves as men and continuously broke the rules to gain access and opportunities denied them because they were women. “This book will surprise, astonish, and hopefully anger you on the lengths women have had to go to pursue their dreams. Tracy has such a gift for storytelling and making history leap off the page. Her book has a wit that suggests it was written by a man since everyone knows women aren't this funny.”—Kay Cannon, writer, producer, director (the Pitch Perfect films, Cinderella) “A smart, funny journey through history that introduces us to the rule breakers who made history worth traveling through.”—Patton Oswalt, comedian, actor and author “I came up with Tracy as a fellow sketch comedian on the vomit-soaked stages of the Toronto comedy scene. And like the brilliant, resourceful, rule-breaking, damn-well-stubborn sisters in Let Me Be Frank, Tracy is someone who gets the job done, and gets it done well.”—Samantha Bee, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Let Me Be Frank illuminates with a wry warmth the incredible stories of a diverse group of women from different ethnicities and cultural backgrounds who have defied the patriarchy, refusing to allow men or the status quo to define their lives or break their spirit. An often sardonic and thoroughly impassioned homage to female ingenuity and tenacity, the women profiled in this inspiring anthology broke the rules to reach their goals and refused to take “no” for an answer. These women took matters into their own hands, dressing—sometimes literally, sometimes figuratively—as men to do what they wanted to do. This includes competing in marathons, publishing books, escaping enslavement, practicing medicine, tunneling deep in the earth as miners, taking to the seas as pirates and serving on the frontlines in the military, among many other pursuits. Not only did these women persist, many unknowingly made history and ultimately inspired later generations in doing so. This compendium is an informative and enthralling celebration of these revolutionary badasses who have changed the world and our lives. Let Me Be Frank is filled with more than two dozen specially commissioned, full-color illustrations and hand-lettering by artist Tina Berning, whose multi-award-winning work has been published in numerous publications and anthologies worldwide, and is designed by Alex Kalman. WOMEN PROFILED INCLUDE: Jeanne Baret * Anne Bonny and Mary Read * Christian Caddell * Ellen Craft * Catalina De Erauso * Louise Augustine Gleizes * Hatshepsut * Annie Hindle and Florence Hines* Pili Hussein * Joan of Arc * Rena “Rusty” Kanokogi * Margaret King * Dorothy Lawrence * Tarpé Mills * Hannah Snell * Kathrine Switzer * Maria Toorpakai * Dr. Mary Edwards Walker * Cathay Williams

Author : Rick Renner
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1606837737
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dream Thieves written by Rick Renner and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2009-11-29 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Path From Dream to Fulfillment Seldom Follows a Straight Line Doubt, fear, and time can claw away at your confidence, stealing the dream God placed in your heart. Unexpected obstacles, with about-face twists and turns, can bump you so far off your expected path that you begin to question the validity of that dream. You may even be tempted to give up hope that you can ever become the person you see when you close your eyes. But if you yield to the pressure of these dream thieves to abandon your dream, you will forfeit your unique destiny. Furthermore, you will rob yourself of the fulfillment that only your destiny can bring. Every Dream Is Targeted by a Thief. Are You on Guard? In his revised and updated classic, Dream Thieves, Rick Renner exposes the thieves that come to oppose and rob every single dream no matter how big or how small that dream may be. Rick also reveals the strategies that every person with a dream must adopt to ensure the fulfillment of his or her dream. Rick explains that every God-given dream has a significant purpose, leading ultimately to a specific destination. That s why dream thieves show up early and repeatedly along your journey to shift your focus from opportunities to obstacles. Their goal is to overwhelm and intimidate you until you re either immobilized and stuck or moving in a direction that s ineffective. These thieves will challenge your call, doubt your dream, and question your capacity to deliver on the vision that consumes you until eventually the fire in your heart flickers and fades away. Obstacles Can Become the Catalyst To Reach Your Goal! But when you understand the significance of the journey toward your dream, you ll discover that a hindrance can actually further your progress. When you know how to respond to the dream thieves that oppose you to refute instead of run from them they can actually provide a service to help you become the person you need to be in order to fulfill your destiny. You can you must fulfill your unique purpose in life by walking in your God-ordained calling. Too many abandoned dreams litter the road of life. Don t let your dream be one of them.

Author : Donna Leon
Publisher : Grove Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802126917
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Girl of His Dreams written by Donna Leon and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "First published in Great Britain in 2008 by William Heinemann"--Title page verso.

Author : Cally Blackman
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781780670218
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 100 Years of Menswear written by Cally Blackman and published by Laurence King Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich, comprehensive collection of images covering the revolution in menswear over the last 100 years with text by fashion historian Cally Blackman. A unique collection, 100 Years of Menswear will prove indispensable for all fashion students, historians of dress, and lovers of men's clothes.