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On the occasion of the reopening of the National Portrait Gallery after its three-year closure and renovation, Robilant+Voena's exhibition offers a sweeping view of the development of menswear and formal fashion through a hand-picked selection of portraits by some of the most influential artists spanning 400 years.

From a majestic painting by Anthony van Dyck of John Belasyse dating from 1636, the exhibition traces a sartorial journey charting the changes from doublet and breeches, to three-piece suit, to the myriad variations and interpretations of the jacket in the modern age. Works by …