‘The vitality and sheer weirdness is thrilling’ – at the Museum of Cycladic Art
‘The vitality and sheer weirdness is thrilling’ – at the Museum of Cycladic ArtAn exhibition of ancient art spanning centuries and islands isn’t afraid to let the objects speak for themselves
A fitting tribute to Dior
An imaginative exhibition in The Hague stresses how much the fashion house still owes to its founder
The photographer who turned women into goddesses
George Hoyningen-Huene took cues from classical statuary to make his subjects into untouchable ice queens
The weird sisters immortalised in an even weirder novel
Herve Guibert’s ‘photographic novel’ of 1980 about his great aunts, Suzanne and Louise, is a masterpiece of love and obsession
The Jewish designers who had success all sewn up
The Museum of London celebrates the designers who turned the capital into a fashion centre while also remembering the people who wore their clothes
The outsize influence of the little black dress
The frock you can wear to everything has never gone out of style – but that hasn’t stopped designers trying to pull it off its pedestal
When the wearing of white is a morally grey affair
The non-colour may convey notions of innocence and idealism, but it can also denote a darker side
Why are the British so fond of fancy dress?
Dressing up – at balls, fetes and simply for fun – has long provided Britons of all classes with a creative outlet
When clothes really do make the man – ‘Fashioning Masculinities’ at the V&A, reviewed
Throughout the ages, and for better or worse, the clothes men have worn have been absolutely crucial, writes Rosalind Jana
Fashion is in dire need of more of Thierry Mugler’s thrilling sense of drama
It was hard to be indifferent to the designer’s larger-than-life creations, which is exactly what he wanted
Vivienne Westwood’s rococo approach to fashion
The designer’s favourite museum is the Wallace Collection, so it’s no wonder her clothes are full of flourishes from Watteau, Boucher and Fragonard
What we say when we say it with flowers
Artists and writers have always been fascinated by flowers – and we all like receiving them – but some floral arrangements are more sinister than others
Do artists dress to impress?
In ‘What Artists Wear’, Charlie Porter casts an eye over the wardrobe choices of everyone from Barbara Hepworth to Jean-Michel Basquiat
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Diana was a fashion icon, so why is her statue in Kensington Gardens so badly dressed?
The disappointing bronze figure raises the difficult question of what a well-dressed statue should wear these days