This exhibition shows off the glitz and glamour of the period while presenting a subtler message about the role of royalty in ...

The smallest changes can risk public backlash. This summer, Wimbledon raised the price of its iconic strawberries and cream, ...

A fresh generation of antique collectors is bridging centuries of style.

What's On Arts & Culture Carmarthenshire I went to a museum of possessed dolls and Amityville Horror house relics in an actual haunted chapel Inside this ordinary looking town centre chapel you'll ...

The Victorian era’s complex relationship with death and mourning heavily influences both aesthetic and inventory. This was a period when death remained visible in daily life, when mourning followed ...

While basically everyone knows not to wear white, can you wear black to a wedding? The shade used to be off-limits, reserved solely for those in mourning. In the Victorian era, widows were expected to ...

While the little black dress first became popular in the 1920s when Coco Chanel made a modern-day adaptation, it first appeared in the Victorian era, when women used the garment to signify mourning.

Royal fashion has long captivated the public and a new exhibition at Kensington Palace includes outfits worn by Diana, Princess of Wales, Princess Margaret and Queen Victoria. Dress Codes explores ...

Was Queen Victoria the first influencer? How the ‘media monarch’ shaped the modern world From white wedding dresses to Christmas trees, Victoria’s personal choices became global trends ...

Learn about widow's weeds, a Victorian mourning fashion style that has died out but whose somber nature still influences dress at funerals today.