V&A

A brief history of underwear: V&A exhibition goes big on the smalls

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London museum to showcase fashion’s supporting cast, from 19th-century whalebone corsets and bustles to David Beckham’s modern boxers

#vamJapan : revamped Toshiba Gallery of Japanese Art to reopen at V&A

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V&A to open Refurbished Toshiba Gallery of Japanese Art, the first major gallery of Japanese art in the UK A selection of mobile phones designed by Naoto Fukasawa, a Hello Kitty! rice cooker, toaster and kettle; a cloisonné enamel handbag imitating snakeskin; and a group of kimono from the 1920s-1930s are among recent acquisitions that will be shown … Read more

Charles Worth – the first fashion ‘dictator’

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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

The 10 best shoes

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… ahead of a new exhibition, Shoes: Pleasure and Pain, at the V&A in London

V&A conservators race to preserve art and design classics in plastic

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Materials that reshaped design in the 20th century are now showing signs of degradation due to the instability of plastics