Also free, the nearest tube is: A visit here can be combined
with a visit to the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum, but
maybe not all on the same day! This has a fabulous display of fashion
over the last few hundred years and includes wonderful 1920’s gowns
by Schiarpelli and Channel and some more outlandish but nevertheless design
classics by such designers as Vivienne Westwood. Other exhibits include
examples of design from Tudor times to modern day. Weekends are the busiest
time since the admission fee has been scrapped, so try and visit during
the week, if you can. Visit vam.ac.uk or tel: (+44) 020 7942 2000.