Victoria and Albert Museuem

Made our way to South Kensington to visit this magnificent museum. There is so much to see in this museum - something for everyone. There is an exhibition on Mary Quant and how she revolutionised fashion by appealing to young women, introducing “street style” and worked towards mass production of fashion to create a new look that was accessible to the masses.

Mary challenged conventions - she popularised tights, the mini skirt and trousers. The exhibition explores the evolution of her style from 1955 to 1975. She had a great approach to marketing her products and created a global lifestyle brand.

We also saw a number of lovely sculptures by Rodin and visited the Middle Eastern art, Medieval and Renaissance exhibits and Buddhism and Japanese art. We briefly ventured out into the lovely John Madejski Garden but light rain forced us to retreat indoors. This museum was recommended to us by many and now I know why as it has a wonderful eclectic collection.Læs mere