Pearls at the V&A ‘A woman needs ropes and ropes of pearls’ – Coco Chanel Pearls, is a collaborative exhibition between the V&A and...
Summer Opening at Buckingham Palace: The Queen’s Coronation 1953 ‘Opposite are row upon row of peeresses mounting towards the very roof: They look like a lovely hunk of fruit...
Fashion Rules at Kensington Palace – London We couldn’t make last week’s press viewing of Fashion Rules at Kensington Palace, so took the opportunity yesterday, to spend...
The Vogue Festival 2013 This year’s Vogue Festival which takes place at the Southbank Centre in London at the weekend, will be the second of...
David Bowie is, V&A Museum David Bowie is – which opens at the V&A this Saturday – is a breathtaking tour de force of sound and...
Lifework: Norman Parkinson’s Century of Style, National Theatre We’ve always been huge fans of Norman Parkinson, and our editor distinctly remembers having a large poster of Young Velvets,...
Fifty Fabulous Frocks, The Fashion Museum, Bath – frock: historically referred to an article of clothing in the 17th century, specifically a workman’s outer garment: in the...
Grace: A Memoir by Grace Coddington One of the favourite books in our Christmas stocking this year, was Grace Coddington’s memoir. As Creative Director of American Vogue...
The Queen: Portraits of a Monarch – Windsor Castle At Windsor Castle’s Drawings Gallery, The Queen: Portraits of a Monarch is a truly fascinating and rather lovely exhibition which presents...
Valentino: Master of Couture I know what women want. They want to be beautiful. – Valentino Garavani – This week we attended the grand...
Hartnell to Amies: Couture By Royal Appointment Hartnell to Amies: Couture By Royal Appointment, now showing at the Fashion and Textile Museum, is a fascinating and rather...
The Little Black Jacket, Mini Palais The Little Black Jacket exhibition, consisting of one black tweed Chanel jacket and 109 of Karl Largerfeld’s favourite muses, has...