Beaton's Vogue

"Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World" has just opened at the National Portrait Gallery and concentrates on his revolutionary approach to fashion and portrait photography. From the Jazz Age and the Bright Young People of the 1920s and 30s, to his fabulous high fashion of the fifties and the stunning, Oscar-winning success of "My Fair Lady" starring iconic actress Audrey Hepburn. From London and Paris to New York and Hollywood, his era-defining photographs captured beauty, glamour, and star power in the interwar and early post-war eras.

The exhibition runs until January 11th 2026 and costs £23 for an adult ticket. Over 200 items are on display with photographs, fashion sketches and costumes, "Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World" shows portraits of some of the twentieth century’s most iconic people, from Marilyn Monroe, and Marlon Brando; to British Royalty (Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret) to artists such as Francis Bacon and Salvador Dalí.