Top London museums focus on our obsession with the shoe
Three major summer exhibitions will highlight how footwear can define and transform us
V&A
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
Why we’re all still mad about Alexander McQueen
Five years after his untimely death, Alexander McQueen has never been more revered. Intimate behind-the-scenes pictures from his dazzling autumn 2009 collection – taken by his friend photographer Nick Waplington – will be shown at the Tate, ahead of a major V&A exhibition exploring his fashion legacy
Alexander McQueen’s menswear show is a thing of savage beauty
Military-style collection takes centre stage in London the same year that McQueen gets a retrospective at the V&A