This reissue, with striking new cover, of the V&A’s bestselling history of fashion book reflects the popularity of the Museum’s world famous dress collection.

Four Hundred Years of Fashion tells the story of men’s and women’s fashionable dress through the ages, covering clothes for all occasions and including a wide range of accessories such as shoes, fans, hats and even undergarments. Illustrations are wide-ranging, from the magnificent 18th-century court manuta, sumptuously embroidered with silver thread, to Vivienne Westwood’s psychedelic punk outfit. The expertise of the authors gives the text unequalled authority and makes it indispensable for students as well as for anyone with an interest in fashion.