EbookBell.com

Most ebook files are in PDF format, so you can easily read them using various software such as Foxit Reader or directly on the Google Chrome browser.
Some ebook files are released by publishers in other formats such as .awz, .mobi, .epub, .fb2, etc. You may need to install specific software to read these formats on mobile/PC, such as Calibre.

Please read the tutorial at this link: https://ebookbell.com/faq

We offer FREE conversion to the popular formats you request; however, this may take some time. Therefore, right after payment, please email us, and we will try to provide the service as quickly as possible.

For some exceptional file formats or broken links (if any), please refrain from opening any disputes. Instead, email us first, and we will try to assist within a maximum of 6 hours.

EbookBell Team

Dressed In Dreams A Black Girls Love Letter To The Power Of Fashion Tanisha C Ford

SKU: BELL-10417186

$ 31.00 ~~$ 45.00~~ (-31%)

4.3

98 reviews

Dressed In Dreams A Black Girls Love Letter To The Power Of Fashion Tanisha C Ford instant download after payment.

Publisher: St. Martin’s Press

File Extension: EPUB

File size: 12.64 MB

Pages: 256

Author: Tanisha C. Ford

ISBN: 9781250173539, 1250173531

Language: English

Year: 2019

Product desciption

Dressed In Dreams A Black Girls Love Letter To The Power Of Fashion Tanisha C Ford by Tanisha C. Ford 9781250173539, 1250173531 instant download after payment.

One ofEssence's "10 Books We're Dying To Toss Into Our Summer Totes" • One ofThe Philadelphia Inquirer's "Big Summer Books for 2019"
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 Dreamsis 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.