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Mar 27, 2024 · Pete Seaward. (Credit: Pete Seaward) From the first ever Barbour jacket to a dress worn by Princess Diana and a velvet smoking cap created for Winston Churchill – the garments that help define...
May 31, 2022 · 31 May 2022. By Emma Atkinson,BBC News. BBC. She's one of the most photographed women in history and over the past 70 years has defined what it means to dress like a queen. Not trendsetting or...
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- THE TRENCH COAT. Style Notes: Come rain or shine, the timeless trench coat makes for the perfect Brit-weather cover-up. Worn over everything from ripped jeans to sequin dresses, there’s always a time and a place for a trench coat.
- THE WHITE SHIRT. Style Notes: Perhaps the most classic piece on our list, white shirting is on regular rotation in Brit closets. It has the power to elevate whatever you wear on your bottom half, which comes in especially handy for the days where leggings and trainers is all you can muster.
- THE MBD. Style Notes: The MBD (that's, midi black dress) is often overshadowed by statement frocks, but Brit dressers know there's little that looks chicer.
- STRAIGHT-LEG JEANS. Style Notes: When it comes to denim, we like to keep things simple—a pair of blue-wash straight jeans is all Brits need. Sure, there are plenty of trends to try, which help break up the daily monotony, but we’ll always come back to straight-leg jeans.
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- Alexander McQueen: The Trailblazing Icon of British Fashion. When it comes to modern British fashion brands, Alexander McQueen is in a league of its own.
- Vivienne Westwood: The Punk Fashion Revolutionary. While you may know Vivienne Westwood for her environmental work, her eponymous brand is one of the most popular British brands of its era.
- Stella McCartney: Champion of Sustainable Chic. When your dad is Paul McCartney, you’re naturally a British treasure. Stella McCartney is a British legend in her own right, counting her mother, Linda, as her greatest muse.
- Mulberry: The Epitome of British Elegance. When it comes to iconic British handbags, look no further than Mulberry. The brand has collaborated with everyone from Lana Del Rey to Alexa Chung.
CostumeBox’s range features a fantastic range of British Costumes, accessories and party supplies from royal family fancy dress ideas to British soldier costumes from the medieval era to iconic British characters like Sherlock Holmes and Mary Poppins.
Cross-dressing and drag in film and television has followed a long history of cross-dressing and drag on English stage, and made its appearance in the early days of the silent films. Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel brought the tradition from the English music halls when they came to America with Fred Karno 's comedy troupe in 1910.
Jan 24, 2022 · Beatrice Behlen. Senior Curator, Fashion and Decorative Arts. 24 January 2022. Snapshots from The Gold-Diggers (1927) featuring Tallulah Bankhead. (Courtesy: The Regents of the University of Michigan brochure) What would a fashionable Londoner wear as she went out for a night of sophisticated revelry?
