With a square toe and dusky pink satin, a classic ballet slipper adds a feminine touch to your party style. First position, please. Skirt, £59, River Island (riverisland.com); shoes, £40, M&S (marksan

The second, and longest, of Tchaikovsky’s three ballets, Sleeping Beauty was first performed in St Petersburg in 1889. Again, the theme of good versus evil is to the fore, in the form of the character

A new exhibition explores the enduring style of the infamous 18th-century French queen

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Meet the people who transform our beloved buildings into festive wonderlands each Christmas

Painting a local cricket match, Sherree Valentine-Daines received an invitation that changed her career and led her to become artist-in-residence at Goodwood