From ribbon skirts to gusty leather: New exhibit explores London’s defining fashion [Video]

A new exhibit at Museum London is showing off the style that has defined the city over the past 200 years. 

Fashion: Grit, Glamour and Guts opens on Saturday and will feature more than 100 pieces of clothing, accessories and fashion-themed artwork that highlights Londoners’ style from textured ball gowns to simple graphic T-shirts.

“What we wear says something about who we are,” exhibit co-curator Amber Lloydlangston said. “We wanted to find out how we tell our stories and how we tell our truth through what we wear.”

All the pieces were worn by Londoners and are sorted into one of three sections: grit, glamour or guts. 

“Guts are things that are pushing …