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Closing its doors this weekend, we look back at the most stylish exhibition on now with the V&A's fashion curator, Cassie Davies-Strodder
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Smashing all expectations, the V&A's first major exhibition of 2018 is fun, glitzy, and really quite a ride. Bon Voyage
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400 years, 7 operas, and a display spanning geography, history and art: the V&A and Royal Opera House collaborate to stage the first blockbuster exhibition on opera
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Tim Blanks chats to J.W. Anderson, the British high fashion innovator, about his cutting-edge craft
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January sales are so last year. This December, it's all about winter discounts.
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Frida Kahlo's wardrobe, Orla Kiely's designs, Burberry's master plans – here's what's happening in fashion in 2018
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Pink Floyd return to the stage at the V&A’s latest blockbuster retrospective, 50 years after they recorded their debut single Arnold Layne
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Plywood takes centre stage at the V&A's upcoming exhibition on the evolution of modern design
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Celebrate the opening of the V&A's new Exhibition Road Quarter with an exciting array of performances, workshops and interactive activities for the kids
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Syrian storytelling and drop-in designs: free family events across the city of London for Refugee Week
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Celebrate the launch of the new Beatrix Potter 50p coin with a visit to the Beatrix Potter exhibition and admire her artistry and early published works
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Can't make it to the Peak District for the Gucci-sponsored Chatsworth fashion exhibition? The Countess of Burlington talks about the show and its accompanying book at the V&A
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Join editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar UK, Justine Picardie, in conversation with her US counterpart, Glenda Bailey
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Currently one of the most talked about YBA visual artists, Gavin Turk will be discussing his work and philosophy at the Victoria and Albert Museum next February.
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Watch a contemporary reimagining of The Nutcracker in a glorious Victorian setting and get involved with the V&A's free family workshops between Christmas and New Year
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Tanya Ling's distinct brand of painting is transposed onto J&M Davidson's designer handbags this winter
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Youth protests, social movements and hippies provide the theme for V&A kids show this October half term
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Talkin' 'bout my generation: swinging '60s set the V&A museum alight. What would Queen Victoria say..?
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“Inspired by beetles and constructed by robot.” The V&A's new pavilion erected in the beautiful John Madejski Garden
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Henry Holland, who turned neon-bright dogtooth into a phenomenon and wasn’t afraid to hold a concession in the darkest corner of Debenhams, comes to the V&A
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Sexy Fish is London's most talked-about restaurant, haunt of A-list stars and celebrities - does it live up to the hype?
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Wine and high fashion conversation with designer Bella Freud
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V&A is going Japan mad this May bank holiday with free drop-in Special Children's Day celebrations taking over the museum from top to bottom
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This V&A exhibition uncovering the history of Underwear is a touch too brief
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70s nostalgia toys and TV shows at the V&A Museum of Childhood this spring
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Venus, but not as you know her - we were gripped by the V&A Botticelli show
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Admire the sets, scripts and costumes that are behind the best West End and Broadway productions
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Kids make their own costumes and designs in response to a series of fabulous medieval Dutch paintings at the V&A this February half term
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High art and lowlives: the V&A's enchanting new galleries bring 17th Century Europe to life
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