Dressed in dreams: a black girl's love letter to the power of fashion
NOW OPTIONED BY Sony Pictures TV FOR A LIVE-ACTION SERIES ADAPTATION: produced by Freida Pinto and Gabrielle Union
"A perfect time to look at the ethos of black hair in America — and the perfect person to do it is Tanisha Ford" —Changing America
"Everyone from the shopaholic to the clearance rack queen will see themselves in [Ford's] pages." —Essence
"Takes you not only into the closet, but the inner sanctum of an ordinary extraordinary Black girl who discovered herself through clothes." —Michaela Angela Davis, Image Activist and Writer
"[A] delightful style story." —The Philadelphia Inquirer
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.
African American college teachers
African American college teachers -- Biography
African American Nonfiction
African American women
African American women -- Clothing
Art
Biography & Autobiography
Black people
Black people -- Race identity -- United States
Clothing
Clothing and dress
Clothing and dress -- United States
Dress accessories
Electronic books
Fashion
Fashion -- United States
Ford, Tanisha C
Ford, Tanisha C. -- Clothing
Nonfiction
Race identity
Race relations
United States -- Race relations
9781250173546
Grouping Information
Grouped Work ID | 3778c75e-7bb0-8f5c-e102-96bdbc93698b |
---|---|
Grouping Title | dressed in dreams a black girls love letter to the power of fashion |
Grouping Author | tanisha c ford |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-04-25 17:55:33PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-25 17:56:30PM |
Solr Fields
Rancho Cordova
North Highlands-Antelope
Rancho Cordova
NOW OPTIONED BY Sony Pictures TV FOR A LIVE-ACTION SERIES ADAPTATION: produced by Freida Pinto and Gabrielle Union
"A perfect time to look at the ethos of black hair in America — and the perfect person to do it is Tanisha Ford" —Changing America
"Everyone from the shopaholic to the clearance rack queen will see themselves in [Ford's] pages." —Essence
"Takes you not only into the closet, but the inner sanctum of an ordinary extraordinary Black girl who discovered herself through clothes." —Michaela Angela Davis, Image Activist and Writer
"[A] delightful style story." —The Philadelphia Inquirer
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.
eBook
eBook
9781250173546
North Highlands-Antelope
Rancho Cordova
St. Martin's Publishing Group
African American college teachers -- Biography
African American women -- Clothing
Black people -- Race identity -- United States
Clothing and dress -- United States
Dress accessories
Electronic books
Fashion -- United States
Ford, Tanisha C. -- Clothing
United States -- Race relations
Dressed in Dreams A Black Girl's Love Letter to the Power of Fashion
Dressed in dreams : a black girl's love letter to the power of fashion / Tanisha C. Ford
African American Nonfiction
African American college teachers
African American women
Art
Biography & Autobiography
Black people
Clothing
Clothing and dress
Dress accessories
Electronic books
Fashion
Ford, Tanisha C
Nonfiction
Race identity
Race relations
Solr Details Tables
item_details
Bib Id | Item Id | Shelf Loc | Call Num | Format | Format Category | Num Copies | Is Order Item | Is eContent | eContent Source | eContent URL | Detailed Status | Last Checkin | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:303b8e98-7a83-4c80-8a96-31f9829570c3 | -2 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 1 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
hoopla:MWT16175541 | Online Hoopla Collection | Online Hoopla | eBook | eBook | 1 | false | true | Hoopla | https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/13979276?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435 | Available Online | |||
ils:.b26042046 | .i8150925x | Rancho Cordova | 391.00973 F711 2019 | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | ranag | |||||
ils:.b26042046 | .i81509273 | North Highlands-Antelope | 391.00973 F711 2019 | 1 | false | false | Due May 16, 2024 | nhiag | |||||
ils:.b26042046 | .i81509261 | McClatchy | 391.00973 F711 2019 | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | mccag |
record_details
Bib Id | Format | Format Category | Edition | Language | Publisher | Publication Date | Physical Description | Abridged |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:303b8e98-7a83-4c80-8a96-31f9829570c3 | eBook | eBook | English | St. Martin's Publishing Group | 2019 | |||
hoopla:MWT16175541 | eBook | eBook | English | St. Martin's Publishing Group | 2019 | 1 online resource (304 pages) | ||
ils:.b26042046 | Book | Books | First edition | English | St. Martin's Press | 2019 | 246 pages ; 22 cm |
scoping_details_catalog
Bib Id | Item Id | Grouped Status | Status | Locally Owned | Available | Holdable | Bookable | In Library Use Only | Library Owned | Holdable PTypes | Bookable PTypes | Local Url |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:303b8e98-7a83-4c80-8a96-31f9829570c3 | -2 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | true | false | false | false | |||
hoopla:MWT16175541 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | false | false | false | false | ||||
ils:.b26042046 | .i8150925x | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | true | false | true | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120 | 11 | |
ils:.b26042046 | .i81509273 | Checked Out | Checked Out | false | false | true | true | false | true | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120 | 11 | |
ils:.b26042046 | .i81509261 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | true | false | true | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120 | 11 |