Why Margaret Thatcher's power suits are worthy of the V&A

By refusing the clothes in which Maggie entranced and terrorised the nation, the museum has snubbed a moment in style history on a par with Bowie’s platforms

Once in a generation a museum fails to grab a masterpiece and regrets the choice for ever. In the 1920s, the Louvre missed the chance to purchase Les Demoiselles d’Avignon and thus allowed one of Picasso’s greatest paintings to go to New York and become a treasure of the Museum of Modern Art. Now, the V&A has rejected an opportunity to add another kind of modern masterpiece to its collection – the outfits of Margaret Thatcher.

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