RAF Planes on an Airfield, by Eric Ravilious

Battle of Britain, by Paul Nash

Living: Royal Air Force Tea, made with whole loose

leaves, not crumbled in a tea bag. In honour of the RAF

and the part they played in the Battle of Britain, 1940.

Living: The duffle coat generation.

Photograph by Roger Mayne.

Living: The duffle coat. Created in 1890

by John Partridge, borrowed by the Royal

Navy for a couple of wars, then popularized

by Gloverall who bought up old stock and

re-created it for civilians.

Extinct: The dandy soldier.

(Highland Light Infantry).

Living: Spitalfields Life.

The Virgin's Wedding Procession, Giotto

Tam o' Shanter, Victoria and Albert Museum

Living: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

"Safety does not come first.

Goodness, truth and beauty come first."

Living: Fall Preview, Paris, 1775.

At the Victoria & Albert Museum.

Living: The Fascinator.

Begun a few centuries ago as an alternative

to the obligatory hat, it now merely fascinates.

Photograph by Kendra Wilson.

Living: Alphabet and Feathers, 2010,

by Angie Lewin of St Jude's, limited edition

print commissioned by the V & A.

St Jude's Alphabet print card available

at Ancient Industries.

Extinct: Quotidien style for the masses.

Photographs by Robert Capa, 1939.

Bring it back: The Citroën 2 CV.

Take a leaf out of the Mini, the Fiat 500

and the Beetle's book.

Living: E. Tautz, founded 1867.

Removing the horsehair stuffing

from Savile Row, quality intact.

Living, behind glass:

Riding coat, British, c. 1760.

The Costume Institute.

Living: Bonnie Cashin (1907-2000).

A pioneer of industrial hardware in fashion,

she gave Coach its lock clasp in 1962.

Gloves 1970-1974, at the Met.

Swatches for the Irene collection

His Girl Friday, costume design by Robert Kalloch

Design by Adrian

Laura, costume design by Bonnie Cashin

Living in pictures: Pola Stout (1902-1984).

An Austrian textiles designer who understood

the effect of geometric pattern on celluloid.

Living: Blackberries (+ apples).

Painting by Richard Eurich (1903-1992).

Living: A stylish hat for the novice knitter.

Living in the pictures: Adrian (1903-1959).

A glitter pioneer in the costume industry.

Living: Norma Shearer models 

the obligatory knitted tie and essential 

soft white collar for Fall 10.

Living: The varsity letter. 

First appliqued at Harvard in 1865.

Living: Bee keeping at Fortnum & Mason.

Four hives, yielding four hundred jars from

pollen gathered in the garden at Buck House

and various parks within a 3 mile radius.

Visit Help Save Bees.