Red and black spotted silk ball-gown, with bows and puffed sleeves, David and Elizabeth Emanuel, c.1982
Cream slub silk halter neck dress, Christian Dior, c.1954
Black and red wool crepe appliqué jacket, with black sequins, Lucien Lelong, c.1947
Pair of woven silk shoes, with leather-covered wooden clogs, 1740s
Embroidered woman’s waistcoat, 1700s
Green and pinks brocade woven silk open robe, 1730s
Man’s red woven velvet coat and breeches, 1750s
Yellow and gold woven silk robe à la française, 1760s
Man’s cream silk satin embroidered coat and pink silk breeches, 1780s
Whitework embroidered collar, 1830s
Orange/yellow printed cotton gown, with pine cone or patka motif, 1800
Straw bonnet, with woven silk ribbons, 1840s
Blue wool and silk boy’s frock, 1850s
Woven silk shoe, with gold leather trim and diamante clip Hellstern and Sons, Paris, worn by Lady Ward, 1930s
Pair of cream silk satin court shoes, with diamante embroidery, Ferragamo, Florence. Worn by Alicia Markova, 1950s
Pair of men’s black and red Nike Air Jordan trainers, 1990s
Man’s light brown beaver fur top hat, 1850s
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
Ivory ‘crinkle’ weave synthetic evening gown with red velvet feature back. Donguy, Paris. 1930s
Black wool New Look suit, called ‘Daisy’. Christian Dior, worn by Margot Fonteyn, 1947
Cream and dark navy blue wool jersey, ‘Mondrian’ dress, Yves Saint Laurent, 1965
Man’s purple hopsack jacket. Mr Fish, worn by Noel Coward, 1968
Lemon yellow rayon jersey dress with row of domed buttons. Jean Muir, 1974
Man’s black wool double-breasted jacket with ‘jewelled’ sleeves. Jean-Paul Gaultier, 1991
Petrol blue woollen ‘Galaxy’ dress with knotted leather belt, Roland Mouret, 2015
Cherry red ‘Hypercherries’ head-piece, Piers Atkinson, 2015
Newspaper print leather gloves, John Galliano for Christian Dior, 2000
Printed paper fan, with Japanese figures in a landscape, 1880s
Cream silk gauze Madras lace frock with silk satin detail, 1817
Iridescent layered plastic ensemble, Gareth Pugh. Chosen as Dress of the Year 2014 by Katie Grand
Ivory silk embroidered evening dress, Sarah Burton/Alexander McQueen. Chosen as Dress of the Year 2011 by Hamish Bowles
Man’s woollen trousers, worn with figured silk waistcoat, 1820s
Red silk parasol that belonged to Mary Blathwayt, 1912
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
Woven silk robe, 1740s
Fashion Museum
A History of Fashion in 100 Objects
Reopening on 29 March 2021
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