The Design Museum is set to explore female clothing as a sophisticated visual language via an exhibition highlighting the looks of such diverse figures as Queen Elizabeth I, Coco Chanel and Lady Gaga.
Women Fashion Power will kick off on October 29, and run through April 26 at the museum in southeast London.
“Few of the women in this exhibition would see themselves as fashion plates — or even strong fashion followers. They create their own wardrobes…to demonstrate who and what they are.”