LONDON’S V&A Museum has opened a showstopping new exhibition – “Marie Antoinette Style”. It’s the first UK exhibition dedicated to the woman it calls “the most fashionable, scrutinised, controversial

Edward VII swept away the cobwebs of mid-Victorian style, Queen Mary had passion for all things small and the Queen Mother bought rather avant-garde art. In a forthcoming talk, Tim Knox, director of the Royal Collection, charts a century of regal taste

Constantinople 6th century

Fashion Week saw the capital live up to its radical reputation, says Henrik Lischke

Great British Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith wearing… a recycled red parachute? Yes, it could only be London Fashion Week, which boasted edgy outfits, some very famous faces and one Absolutely Fabulou

From Bertie Wooster’s dressing gown to Mr Darcy’s shirt, Deborah Nicholls-Lee unpicks the art of period costume at world-famous historical costumier Cosprop