Fashioning London looks at the manner in which particular styles of dress became associated with this leading international city, ultimately challenging the dominance of Paris, Milan and New York. It highlights the importance of such outfits as the dandy's suit, the dolly bird's mini-skirt and the second-hand ensemble of the punk in forming our understanding of the capital's distinctive character. Drawing on a range of sources, including paintings, street photography, maps, tourist guides, literature, stage and press representations, Fashioning London paints a vivid and definitive portrait of London’s iconoclastic style

• The dandy: London’s new west end 1790-1830
• The immigrant: east end, west end 1840-1914
• The actress: covent garden and the strand 1880-1914
• The hostess and covent garden and the strand 1880-1914
• The hostess and the housewife: from Mayfair to edgware 1918-1939
• The teddy boy: lambeth, soho and Belgravia 1945-1960
• The dolly bird: Chelsea and Kensington 1970-2000