Designer Corner

Cream linen jacket and pale wool trousers on wooden hangers on a metal rail, a tape measure over one shoulder
Designer clothing size conversion: Italian, French and British labels
Camel, charcoal wool and ivory cashmere coats on padded wooden hangers against a plaster wall
How to choose a coat: wool, cashmere and camel hair compared
Tailor's atelier with a wooden cutting table, a bolt of gabardine and an unfinished trench on a dress form
The history of designer brands: How the great fashion houses began