Why see it?
Fine fabrics, sumptuous dresses and pretty wasp-waists aside, fashion at court tells a story about the social history of high society.
Fashion moved more slowly than fashion in the wider world, and court dress gradually fossilised into a kind of archaic uniform.
The collection also contains curious pieces of royal clothing such as King William III’s socks, Queen Victoria’s wedding dress, George IV’s baby corset, Princess Margaret’s fancy-dress turban, and Edward VIII’s trousers.
