Who’s the best-dressed Briton in history?

Ten fashion experts select the men and women they believe have set the fashion world alight over the centuries

The then Princess Alexandra pictured here in 1884 wearing the high-necked, feminised version of the male suit that became associated with her. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

October 16, 2013 at 10:09 am

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