A lady's two-piece day gown of stone coloured wool woven with square motifs, the fitted bodice with full-length sleeves trimmed with braid to cuffs, collar and front opening, matching skirt trimmed with braid; and a chemical lace and ivory silk jacket with three-quarter length sleeves, circa 1880

Recommended features

• • 

  • Antenna: The enduring friendship of Hepburn and Givenchy

    Ahead of an online sale that honours their close bond, Meredith Etherington-Smith​ traces the roots of a 40-year collaboration

• • 

  • ‘Capturing a feeling of creation’: Jeff Koons on Play-Doh

    The artist tells us about his meticulous recreation of a child’s toy in a work that became an instant icon when it debuted at the Whitney Museum in New York in 2014