Fashion
What is the London look? From homemade frocks to couture gowns, this collection captures London's iconic fashion scene across the centuries
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Mounting Queen Victoria’s mourning dress
How do you display a fragile costume that’s over 100 years old?
The Backstreet: London’s iconic men-only leather bar
For 37 years, The Backstreet was an iconic part of London’s leather and gay bar scene
Stitches in time: Remaking a 1577 Bible cover
Recreating the embroidery on a 1577 Bible cover that could have been done by Queen Elizabeth I herself?
6 women’s stories from London’s history
London Museum staff choose their favourite object with a female focus from our collection
Mapping London’s LGBTQ+ history in our collection
We look through our collection for symbols of the long struggle by LGBTQ+ Londoners for equal rights
Why are you touching that object without gloves?
All you need to know about glove-wearing while handling objects at London Museum
How Moss Bros transformed with London’s fashion industry
Moss Bros is one of the longest-surviving Jewish-founded firms in London fashion
Why fashion manufacturing moved away from London
From the 1940s onwards, here’s why many London-based fashion makers struggled to retain their base in the capital
How Mary Quant revolutionised 1960s fashion
This champion of super short hemlines influenced how a generation dressed
Conserving Una Maw's famous 1920s Vegetable Dolls
How we conserved and restored these amazing century-old handmade dolls by Una Maw
Inside the Big Biba department store
Open for just two years, the 1970s flagship shop for this fashion label was a shopper’s paradise
These boots were made for Romans
What can we learn about the residents of Roman Londinium by studying their shoes?
Princess Margaret's iconic Dior Cinderella dress
How a fabulous ballgown helped turn a British princess into a fashion icon
The queen’s chatelaine bag
Tracing the origins of three royal accessories with Medieval roots
Hardy Amies: London’s great tailor & couturier
The Savile Row-based designer had a long career spanning luxurious couture and casual menswear
Who are the pearly kings & queens?
Since the late 1800s, pearlies have donned their button-covered regalia to raise money for charity
Music icons, Soho fashion streets & the Swinging 60s
Here’s how music and fashion were intrinsically linked in 1960s London
Of Victorian cravat pins & Cleopatra’s Needle
How did a chip off a 3,500-year-old Egyptian obelisk wind up as a fashionable Victorian cravat pin?