Chatsworth: Five centuries of fashion

Chatsworth's new House Style exhibition delves into the wardrobes of rich and famous society figures from the past 500 years

The British aristocracy may routinely line the society pages of Tatler, but – apart from Princess Diana and Kate Middleton – are not such a regular sight across celebrity magazines' best-dressed lists. But a new exhibition at Chatsworth House seeks to demystify the style of the upper classes with a landmark display of five centuries of fashion taken from the house's archives.

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