About the Author

Christopher Breward is Head of Research at the V&A and co-curator of the exhibition British Design 1948 - 2012. He is a widely published author on the history and culture of fashion. Ghislaine Wood is a curator specializing in twentieth-century art and design in the Research Department at the V&A. She has curated and co-curated several major exhibitions including Surreal Things (2007), Art Deco 1910 - 1939 (2003) and Art Nouveau 1890 - 1910 (2000).