How Haute Couture moved downstream into the high street and popular culture. Leading the way, legendary designers Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Cardin.

This is vintage then and now. The story of how designers, such as Vivienne Westwood took inspiration from British heritage and evolved it into high fashion. The celebrities who love vintage couture and the fashionistas who trade on the past.

Haute Couture is the fine art of fashion. The major protagonists in this dizzy epic have to keep the high standards of the house and project an image that carries through fashion in general so that all their products are noticed.

The term ‘Supermodel’ is eponymous with the ‘90s but female icons of the catwalk were gracing the very first issues of Vogue in the ‘20s. The women who ruled the front pages, captured the photographers and showed us how to sell the product.

The enfant terrible of pop couture, Jean Paul Gaultier encapsulates the spirit of rock’n’roll. His designs have found themselves immortalised in cinema as well as on rock’s leading ladies. How fashion stars became synonymous with the rebels of music.

The label is everything.Tom Ford transformed the fortunes of Gucci to make its logo one of the most desired. He takes his story on to Tom Ford, the brand and its power.

Since the 50s America has produced many stars in music, cinema and fashion. From Jackie O to Michelle Obama this is a look at America’s impact on style from Ralph Lauren to Michael Kors.

Raincoats, wellingtons and cardigans were created for warfare. Now Burberry dominates the renaissance in military inspired fashion. Their long jackets and boots found themselves on the red carpet and in music videos.

Many of the biggest names of today have turned their hand to designing. This is a look at those that surprised us all by making their recreational pursuits challenge the leading names of fashion.

London’s Selfridges set the template for department stores worldwide. The department store still rules the world of commercial fashion. A few of them have quite a story to tell.

Hip Hop has shaped fashion just as much as the music world. From Lagerfeld to Wang to the popstars that are now gracing the catwalks and the streetwear brands that have become iconic through the genre’s influence.

Levi Strauss created denim for the outdoor labourers of San Francisco but this was just the beginning. The effect of demin, waxed jackets, Nike, Addidas and Lacoste from work wear to items of desire.

The bags, shoes, hats, jewelry, that complete the look and create the profits for all the major labels. The enticement of a new handbag to a Louboutin heel and the competition to get them noticed.