Woman's jacket of green and blue shot rayon, part of a suit made from a Vogue pattern from fabric purchased from Jenners: British, late 1950s

Woman's skirt of green and blue shot rayon, part of a suit made from a Vogue pattern from fabric purchased from Jenners: British, late 1950s

Smock and trousers, for boys, beige cotton with white stripes and gold embroidery: Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Ibadan, Yoruba people, 1976

Woman's wrapper of cotton, rayon and lurex, made from strips of hand woven cloth: West Africa, Nigeria, Ibadan, Yoruba people, 1977

Dress fabric sample of white rayon printed in magenta and navy blue with a pattern of keys on a checked background, from a design of c. 1850: Scottish, Alexandria, United Turkey Red Company, 1947

Dress fabric sample of pale pink rayon printed in black and red with bowler-shaped riding hats and riding sticks, from a design of c. 1850: Scottish, Alexandria, United Turkey Red Company, 1947

Dress fabric sample of white rayon printed in black with an interwoven band design, based on a design of c. 1850: Scottish, Alexandria, United Turkey Red Company, 1947

Dress fabric sample of white rayon printed in purple and black with an optical illusion box pattern, based on a design of c. 1850: Scottish, Alexandria, United Turkey Red Company, 1947

Woman's rayon blouse printed with wartime slogans in shades of pink, purple, green, orange, blue and brown, part of a blouse and hood set designed by Bianca Mosca, fabric entitled 'London Wall': British, London, designed by Jacqmar's in house textile designer Arnold Lever and manufactured by Jacqmar, c. 1942

Woman's rayon hood printed with wartime slogans, in shades of pink, purple, green, orange, blue and brown: British, London, designed by Jacqmar's in house textile designer Arnold Lever and manufactured by Jacqmar, c. 1942

Machine-knitted jumper of mid blue rayon with a printed deign in dark blue and rust and small collar and slit at centre front with one button, part of the Braemar Collection of machine-knitted knitwear, early 1900s - 1950s: Scottish, Hawick, by Braemar Knitwear Ltd, c. 1930 - 1935

Woman's fitted jacket, 'Violin', of green grosgrain with red bobbles, pink lining and maker's labels, from the Cafe Society collection: English, Vivienne Westwood, 1994

Woman's fitted shirting jacket, 'Bettina,' of red, white and blue striped cotton with v-neck, lining and maker's labels, from the Cafe Society collection: English, Vivienne Westwood, 1994

Woman's blouse with stand collar, long sleeves with buttoned cuffs, navy blue printed with golden yellow dragonflies and abstract design, viscose matte jersey, probably sample garment, Jean Muir London label, designed by Jean Muir, British

Woman's jacket of navy blue cotton viscose moire, v-neck with curved lapels and close-fitting sleeves, sample garment, designed by Jean Muir, British, Autumn Collection, 1980

Woman's shawl, knitted in lambs wool and rayon using plating technique, in very dark green, treated with a devore printing technique to corrode the rayon fibres, creating a pattern featuring large medallions and small pomegranate-style motifs, piece titled 'Brocade', by Ingrid Tait, Royal College of Art graduating piece: London, England, 1989