Daisy Fellowes in a 1930s photograph by Cecil Beaton. "Either a thing is a disappointment or it is not." So said Franco-Ame...

"The placing of a desk, or a bed, or the choice of a chintz may prove more revealing [of a person] than a documented study."...

The Hon. Nancy Freeman-Mitford, 1935, in a photograph by Bassano. "Good clothes are a matter of health." So said Nancy ...

French couturière Coco Chanel pinning a sleeve in 1962. "The opposite of luxury is not poverty because in the houses of the poor ...

Raised-panel doors painted with bird portraits in the early 20th century by Danish artist Michael Ancher. Image by Andreas von Einsiedel...

"The Dream of St Ursula", a 1495 painting from a series by Vittore Carpaccio. Depicting a young princess being visited by an a...