Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing how "dirty realism" fashion trends like "riot grrls" and "heroin chic" came into being during the 1990s as an attempt to reflect society.
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Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing how "dirty realism" fashion trends like "riot grrls" and "heroin chic" came into being during the 1990s as an attempt to reflect society.
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Ledford, Jenna.From Dirty Realism to Heroin Chic: How Fashion Becomes a Scapegoat for Cultural Anxieties,
thesis or dissertation,
Spring 2007;
Denton, Texas.
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc146533/:
accessed June 11, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Honors College.