01743cam a2200349 i 4500 403891817 TxGeo 20191121120000.0 190117s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019001794 9781250173539 hbk. 1250173531 hbk. (OCoLC)1048934763 TxGeo rda Ford, Tanisha C. Dressed in dreams : a black girl's love letter to the power of fashion / Tanisha C. Ford. First edition. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2019. 246 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "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 ... [in] 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'"--Dust jacket flap. 20191203. Ford, Tanisha C Clothing. Clothing and dress United States. Fashion United States. African American women Clothing. Blacks Race identity United States. African American college teachers Biography. QS5