Fashioning London: Clothing and the Modern Metropolis

Over the past three centuries, London has established itself as one of the world's most inventive fashion capitals. Drawing on a range of sources, including paintings, street photography, maps, tourist guides, literature, and stage and press representations, Fashioning London paints a vivid and definitive portrait of London's iconoclastic style.

Explore how particular styles of dress became emblematic of this leading international city, ultimately challenging the fashion dominance of Paris,...