The Knowledge: Smashin' Fashion

First a loin cloth and a bit of body paint made a loud fashion statement. Next everyone was at it. Men wore corsets, women showed their ankles and fashions changed every five minutes. Now just about anything goes - hats that look like shoes, underpants worn over your trousers - and fashions still change every five minutes.

This go-ahead guide will kit you out from tip to toe. Try on a hat that started a riot, tie on a horsehair bustle that's designed to make your bum look big and slip on some pointy shoes . . . that are three times as long as your feet. Meet the designer who made rubber, zips and safety pins fashionable, a celebrity with a famous tummy button and the man who made shoulders big in the 1980s. Plus design your own smashin' fashion collection.