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You wouldn’t even dream of showing up at a wedding of the Royal Family or any other event of British High Society without wearing a hat, a mere hairstyle just won’t do. In cases of urgent necessity, there are plenty of prestigious designers capable of solving any and all such problems - from the haute couture creations of hat designer Philip Tracey to the jewels of Laura Catchart, there’s plenty to choose. To start learning a bit more and prepare yourself, all you need to do is take a look at the website of the Victoria & Albert Museum and have a look at its historic hat collection (exclusively online) which spans an amazing 17 centuries. What you discover is that the mere hat does not exist - there are more than you could ever imagine, an infinite number of shapes, all satisfying the most far-flung needs and tastes. You’ll never again think of the hat as a simple accessory. Its magic, its charm, it all depends on the power to transmit messages of authority, affiliation, individuality, property, rebellion and, of course, style.
Twenty years after the extraordinary success of the show Jailhouse Rock, West End's star Mario Kombou and musical director David Mackay join forces for the new musical The Elvis Years, a show that spans the entire creative life of the King of Rock.
Everything is ready in London for the UEFA Champions League final which this year will see Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid challenge Borussia Dortmund led by Edin Terzic.
A major exhibition at the British explores the final years of Renaissance Master Michelangelo Buonarroti's life by focusing on how his art and faith evolved through the shared challenge of aging in a rapidly changing world.
Samuel Courtauld called it "the most wonderful painting in existence." Flaming June by Frederic Leighton is one of the masterpieces of Victorian art and one of the most valuable paintings in the Museo de Arte de Ponce in Puerto Rico. It returns today to the Royal Academy in London where it was first exhibited in 1895.