Charles Worth – the first fashion ‘dictator’
24 July 1958: An exhibition at the V&A celebrates the centenary of Charles Worth, the ‘dictator’ of women’s haute couture in the 19th and 20th century
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The 10 best shoes
… ahead of a new exhibition, Shoes: Pleasure and Pain, at the V&A in London
Top London museums focus on our obsession with the shoe
Three major summer exhibitions will highlight how footwear can define and transform us
The future of luxury goods – from toxic waste urns to a compass that helps you get lost
A refreshing new exhibition at the V&A questions what luxury is and where it’s heading … and proves that £100k watches and fabulous fur hats count for nothing if you don’t have the ultimate luxury of time and space
Beyond the bling: the most pointless luxuries ever
A bubble-bath necklace? A DNA vending machine? An unwearable gold hat that took 12 years to weave? Through a collection of priceless, pointless and surprising objects, the V&A’s new exhibition asks: what is luxury?
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty review – superficially magnificent
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
A ravishing retrospective of the late designer’s work inspires awe, unease, frustration and covetousness