Dressed in Dreams

Dressed in Dreams was a fascinating read for me. Tanisha Ford's description of her growing up in a Midwest factory town, her experiences as she went through school and college, was eye-opening. I've heard the phrase “clothes make the man” (or woman, as the case may be), but I never realized how much fashion can be a part of cultural identity. This book has made me consider things I hadn't considered before, and isn't that what good writing does?