Fashion

How do you display a fragile costume that’s over 100 years old?

For 37 years, The Backstreet was an iconic part of London’s leather and gay bar scene

Recreating the embroidery on a 1577 Bible cover that could have been done by Queen Elizabeth I herself?

London Museum staff choose their favourite object with a female focus from our collection

We look through our collection for symbols of the long struggle by LGBTQ+ Londoners for equal rights

All you need to know about glove-wearing while handling objects at London Museum

Moss Bros is one of the longest-surviving Jewish-founded firms in London fashion

From the 1940s onwards, here’s why many London-based fashion makers struggled to retain their base in the capital

How we conserved and restored these amazing century-old handmade dolls by Una Maw

This champion of super short hemlines influenced how a generation dressed

Open for just two years, the 1970s flagship shop for this fashion label was a shopper’s paradise

What can we learn about the residents of Roman Londinium by studying their shoes?

How a fabulous ballgown helped turn a British princess into a fashion icon

Tracing the origins of three royal accessories with Medieval roots

The Savile Row-based designer had a long career spanning luxurious couture and casual menswear

Since the late 1800s, pearlies have donned their button-covered regalia to raise money for charity

Here’s how music and fashion were intrinsically linked in 1960s London

How did a chip off a 3,500-year-old Egyptian obelisk wind up as a fashionable Victorian cravat pin?