We discuss Phantom Thread and a visit to the V&A's stores to see haute couture. Phantom Thread official site: http://focusfeatures.com/phantom-thread Stephanie Zacharek's review for Time (21/12/2017): http://time.com/5075162/phantom-thread-movie-review/ Maytime in Mayfair (1949): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041647/ Extract from Making Fashion (1938): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g-7z2OiiqzA Callot Soeurs, 1922, V&A: http://m.vam.ac.uk/collections/item/O140706/afternoon-dress-callot-soeurs/ Madeleine Vionnet, 1937, V&A: http://m.vam.ac.uk/collections/item/O319608/dress-vionnet-madeleine/ Elsa Schiaparelli, 1938, V&A: http://m.vam.ac.uk/collections/item/O15665/the-circus-collection-evening-ensemble-elsa-schiaparelli/ Jacques Fath, 1949, V&A: http://m.vam.ac.uk/collections/item/O120382/dress-with-swag-fath-jacques/ Christian Dior, 1947/55, V&A: http://m.vam.ac.uk/collections/item/O75379/bar-skirt-suit-dior-christian/