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Dressed in dreams, a black girl's love letter to the power of fashion, Tanisha C. Ford

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Dressed in dreams, a black girl's love letter to the power of fashion, Tanisha C. Ford

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dressed in dreams

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Tanisha C. Ford

Sub title

a black girl's love letter to the power of fashion

Summary

"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." --from Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

Dashiki -- Leather jacket -- Jheri curl -- Tennis shoes -- Baggy jeans -- Coochie cutters -- Knee-high boots -- Bamboo earrings -- Afro puff -- Hoodie

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