Thatcher’s Asprey and Carrie Bradshaw’s Fendi to star in V&A bag show

UK’s widest bag exhibition features Churchill’s dispatch box and Iron Lady’s ‘sceptre’

Oscar de la Renta: the gowns and the gossip

Whether dressing stars from Sarah Jessica Parker to Amal Alamuddin or first ladies from Jackie Kennedy to Michelle Obama, Oscar de la Renta was both an establishment favourite and a cult hero. The Oscars red carpet wouldn’t be the same without him. Guardian fashion writers celebrate his glittering life in fashion