{"product_id":"dress-dreams-and-desire-a-history-of-fashion-and-psychoanalysis-paperback","title":"Dress, Dreams, and Desire: A History of Fashion and Psychoanalysis - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eValerie Steele\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9.59 x 7.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53390363656499,"sku":"9781350428188","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/lI4K7VMR0U9781350428188.webp?v=1779569422","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/dress-dreams-and-desire-a-history-of-fashion-and-psychoanalysis-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}