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Ballgowns: British glamour since 1950 at the V&A - in pictures

ballgowns at the V&A: The Victoria And Albert Museum Launch Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950
The latest exhibition at the V&A contains 60 ballgowns from 1950 to the present day, presented in the newly renovated V&A Fashion Galleries Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
ballgowns at the V&A: A taffeta dress by Elizabeth and David Emanuel
A taffeta dress by Elizabeth and David Emanuel (right) worn by Joan Collins, displayed next to a silk dress by Norman Hartnell Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
ballgowns at the V&A: Model Zhanna Emelyanova and designer Giles Deacon
Zhanna Emelyanova poses with Giles Deacon in a red silk satin ballgown from Deacon's current collection Photograph: Ray Tang/Rex Features
ballgowns at the V&A: A collection of Rayne Shoes
A collection of Rayne Shoes, the most glamorous shoemaker in Europe in the 1950s, fabled for its delicate but exquisitely well-made designs Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
ballgowns at the V&A: A dress by Gareth Pugh made with silvered leather
A dress by Gareth Pugh made with silvered leather Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
ballgowns at the V&A: Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950
The new V&A exhibition shows off 60 ballgowns from 1950 to the present day, providing an insight into social changes in the UK as well as showing off homegrown design talent Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
ballgowns at the V&A: An image of a dress is projected
An image of a dress projected onto the ceiling of the newly renovated V&A fashion galleries Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
ballgowns at the V&A: Manequins in the V&A's fashion gallery
Manequins in the V&A's newly refurbished fashion gallery Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
ballgowns at the V&A: Christian Dior designs
Christian Dior designs at the V&A exhibition Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
ballgowns at the V&A: Radical fashions from 1990 to 2012
Ballgowns are not all silk and taffeta, as these radical robes from 1990 to 2012 highlight. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
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