The Psychology of Fashion The New Yorker Fashion is a primary lens through which we see ourselvesand how others see us, says Dr. Valerie Steele. Far from being superficial, fashion is a 'deep surface' that expresses unconscious desires and Step inside Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis, the latest exhibition at @museumatfit, curated by @valerie_steele_fashion. On view through January 4, the exhibition draws on key psychoanalytic concepts about the body, Step inside Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis, the latest exhibition at @museumatfit, curated by @valerie_steele_fashion. On view through January 4, the exhibition draws on key psychoanalytic concepts about the body,