Exhibitions

Spectres: When Fashion Turns Back, from 24 February until 8 May, looks at the influence of the past on the present and explores how fashion designers like Christian Dior are inspired by old trends.

Venue: Victoria & Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7.

From 1-18 March, Lloyd Northover: Partners In Design covers 40 years of collaboration including print projects for Whitechapel Gallery, the Arts Council and the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Venue: London College of Communication, Elephant & Castle, London SE1.

Reassurance marks curator Yeu Lai Mo’s personal commitment to the practice of four artists whose work focuses on the balance between the comfort of group belonging and individuality. It runs from 24 February until 24 March.

Venue: Space, The Triangle, 129-131 Mare Street, London E8.

Simon Annand has been taking photographs of actors during ‘The Half’, half an hour before curtain up that is strictly private. The Dressing Room is on show until 1 May.

Venue: Theatre Museum, 1E Travistock Street, London WC2.