A History of Fashion in 100 Objects Gallery

Cream slub silk halter neck dress, Christian Dior, c.1954

Man’s light brown beaver fur top hat, 1850s

Black and red wool crepe appliqué jacket, with black sequins, Lucien Lelong, c.1947

Ruby red silk plush dressing gown, 1880s

Black woven silk boned corset, with tiny blue and pink flowers. Made in Brussels for Madame Worth’s Corset, 1890s

Embroidered woman’s waistcoat, 1700s

Ivory ‘crinkle’ weave synthetic evening gown with red velvet feature back. Donguy, Paris. 1930s

Green and pink brocade-woven silk open robe, 1730s

Black wool New Look suit, called ‘Daisy’. Christian Dior, worn by Margot Fonteyn, 1947

Man’s red woven velvet coat and breeches, 1750s

Cream and dark navy blue wool jersey, ‘Mondrian’ dress, Yves Saint Laurent, 1965

Yellow and gold woven silk robe à la française, 1760s

Man’s purple hopsack jacket. Mr Fish, worn by Noel Coward, 1968

Man’s cream silk satin embroidered coat and pink silk breeches, 1780s

Lemon yellow rayon jersey dress with row of domed buttons. Jean Muir, 1974

Whitework embroidered collar, 1830s

Man’s black wool double-breasted jacket with ‘jewelled’ sleeves. Jean-Paul Gaultier, 1991

Sugar pink silk appliqué dress, with lace, crystals and black gaffer tape, Christopher Kane. Chosen as Dress of the Year 2013 by Susanna Lau

Orange/yellow printed cotton gown, with pine cone or patka motif, 1800

Petrol blue woollen ‘Galaxy’ dress with knotted leather belt, Roland Mouret, 2015

Straw bonnet, with woven silk ribbons, 1840s

Cherry red ‘Hypercherries’ head-piece, Piers Atkinson, 2015

Iridescent layered plastic ensemble, Gareth Pugh. Chosen as Dress of the Year 2014 by Katie Grand

Blue wool and silk boy’s frock, 1850s

Man’s woollen trousers, worn with figured silk waistcoat, 1820s

Cream silk gauze Madras lace frock with silk satin detail, 1817

Pink and blue embroidered ‘cut-off ballgown’ with black trousers, Raf Simons. For the House of Dior. Chosen as Dress of the Year 2012 by Vanessa Friedman

Red and black spotted silk ball-gown, with bows and puffed sleeves, David and Elizabeth Emanuel, c.1982

Electric blue long cotton shirt and plastic quilted jacket ensembles, Craig Green. Chosen as Dress of the Year 2015 by Gordon Richardson