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  1. Boy with a Pearl Earring

    5/5Lauren Working explores the cavalier look from Charles I to Harry Styles.

  2. Uniforms - An Alternative History

    4/5Tom Smith links school blazers and clothes worn by East German soldiers to clubbing.

  3. Drama, Dressing-up and Droopy & Browns

    3/5Jade Halbert looks at the designs inspired by English history created by Angela Holmes.

  4. In a Handbag

    2/5Shahidha Bari looks at what the contents of a handbag can tell us.

  5. Body Armour

    1/5Sophie Oliver looks at a Mina Loy corselet and the history of reshaping bodies.