Audrey Hepburn in costume for My Fair Lady, 1963. Original colour transparency. The Cecil Beaton Archive, London

National Portrait Gallery to Unveil First Exhibition Focused on Cecil Beaton’s Fashion Photography

The National Portrait Gallery is set to premiere a landmark exhibition dedicated solely to the fashion photography of renowned 20th-century photographer Cecil Beaton. Titled Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World, the show will run from 9 October 2025 to 11 January 2026, and promises to be the first to exclusively explore his trailblazing contributions to the field.