Reveals the decorative seams, exquisite stitching, voluptuous drapery, strict corseting and slashing and stamping that make up the clothing in the V&A's superlative seventeenth and eighteenth-century fashion collection. This work is suitable for students, designers, collectors and followers of fashion.

A look at fans through the ages, illustrated in colour with examples from the V & A's famous dress collection. It traces the evolution of the art of fan making and the social uses of fans from the 17th century to early in the 20th century, one of the most recent examples being a fan painted by Duncan Grant for the Omega Workshops.

A history of the tie from the 1670's to the present which draws on contemporary pictorial and written sources and photographs of high fashion examples of ties. It offers insights into neckwear worn by historical characters such as Samuel Pepys and the Regency dandy Beau Brummell and shows how current styles have developed from earlier fashions.