How the humble T-shirt became a fashion statement
The history and cultural influence of the wardrobe basic is being celebrated in a new exhibition
Museums
Fashion queens: Bath exhibition shows off royal outfits
From Queen Alexandra to Princess Margaret, Bath Fashion Museum explores changing tastes in its Royal Women show
V&A’s £80m Dundee museum to open in September
Building inspired by Scottish cliffs will house Beano art and feature ocean liners exhibition
Wet docks, giant ducks and the zero-waste city: the best architecture and design of 2018
Windermere catches a wave, the V&A unveils the city of tomorrow, and Hope to Nope harnesses the explosive power of graphic design
London to host self-curated Azzedine Alaïa exhibition next spring
Design Museum to launch retrospective on late Tunisian couturier ‘who expressed timeless beauty of the female form’
The top 10 architecture and design events of 2017
It was a year that celebrated new dawns. From plywood to postmodernism, from the return of council housing to a Cornish art gallery, our critic picks his highlights