Worn On This Day
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Worn #onthisday in 1697 by Louis of France, Duke of Burgundy, 15, and Marie Adelaide of Savoy, 12, at their #wedding at the chateau de Versailles in France. In Antoine Dieu's 1715 painting, the men wear red-heeled shoes, a fashion started by Louis XIV, the groom's grandfather, in the gold coat. #OTD
December 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1697 by Louis of France, Duke of Burgundy, 15, and Marie Adelaide of Savoy, 12, at their #wedding at the chateau de Versailles in France. In Antoine Dieu's 1715 painting, the men wear red-heeled shoes, a fashion started by Louis XIV, the groom's grandfather, in the gold coat. #OTD
Worn #onthisday in 1918 by a French soldier whose right eye and cheek were mutilated in World War I: a mask made by Anna Coleman Ladd, a Boston artist and sculptor who partnered with the Red Cross to open a Studio for Portrait Masks in Paris in 1917. #OTD 📷 Library of Congress
December 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1918 by a French soldier whose right eye and cheek were mutilated in World War I: a mask made by Anna Coleman Ladd, a Boston artist and sculptor who partnered with the Red Cross to open a Studio for Portrait Masks in Paris in 1917. #OTD 📷 Library of Congress
Worn #onthisday in 1966 by models in the Ebony Fashion Fair--an annual traveling fashion show organized by Eunice Johnson, whose husband published Ebony and Jet magazines, that brought the latest Paris and New York fashions to the Black community--at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. #OTD @unlv.edu
December 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1966 by models in the Ebony Fashion Fair--an annual traveling fashion show organized by Eunice Johnson, whose husband published Ebony and Jet magazines, that brought the latest Paris and New York fashions to the Black community--at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. #OTD @unlv.edu
Worn #onthisday in 1977 by Empress Catherine at the Napoleon-inspired coronation of her husband, Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa, in Bangui, Kenya: a gold lame gown hand-sewn with 780,000 tiny pearls. Her 8 maids of honor wore white, pink, and red gowns with floppy sunhats. #OTD 📷 Mohamed Amin Foundation
December 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1977 by Empress Catherine at the Napoleon-inspired coronation of her husband, Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa, in Bangui, Kenya: a gold lame gown hand-sewn with 780,000 tiny pearls. Her 8 maids of honor wore white, pink, and red gowns with floppy sunhats. #OTD 📷 Mohamed Amin Foundation
Carolina Herrera ballgown worn #onthisday in 1995 by First Lady Hillary Clinton in the Blue Room of the White House, at a reception before the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony. The Fraser fir tree was decorated with 3,500 handmade ornaments inspired by the poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas." #OTD
December 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Carolina Herrera ballgown worn #onthisday in 1995 by First Lady Hillary Clinton in the Blue Room of the White House, at a reception before the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony. The Fraser fir tree was decorated with 3,500 handmade ornaments inspired by the poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas." #OTD
Worn #onthisday in 1972 by Barbara Davis at her city hall #wedding to Thomas F. Frey in Paris, France. She had purchased the double-knit wool minidress with trompe l'oeil pockets at the Miss Dior boutique the previous month. #OTD @chicagomuseum.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1972 by Barbara Davis at her city hall #wedding to Thomas F. Frey in Paris, France. She had purchased the double-knit wool minidress with trompe l'oeil pockets at the Miss Dior boutique the previous month. #OTD @chicagomuseum.bsky.social
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#WinterWeddingAdventCalendar Day 1: Silver belle! Actress Ann Todd wore "heavy damask material in pure white, with a pattern of silver clouds" to wed Victor Malcolm in London in December 1933, per the Daily Record. Helene Galin designed the gown and train edged in Todd's grandmother's Limerick lace.
December 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
#WinterWeddingAdventCalendar Day 1: Silver belle! Actress Ann Todd wore "heavy damask material in pure white, with a pattern of silver clouds" to wed Victor Malcolm in London in December 1933, per the Daily Record. Helene Galin designed the gown and train edged in Todd's grandmother's Limerick lace.
Worn #onthisday in 1905 by a boy's brass band and their leader, J. Milton Smith, in Etna Mills, CA--possibly the one from nearby Yreka. The Siskiyou Daily News had praised it earlier that year, saying: "The boys rendered several difficult pieces in a most creditable manner." #OTD 📷 CSU Chico Library
December 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1905 by a boy's brass band and their leader, J. Milton Smith, in Etna Mills, CA--possibly the one from nearby Yreka. The Siskiyou Daily News had praised it earlier that year, saying: "The boys rendered several difficult pieces in a most creditable manner." #OTD 📷 CSU Chico Library
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It's the most wonderful time of the year--time for my #WinterWeddingAdventCalendar! As I learned while writing my @Running_Press book “The Way We Wed: A Global History of Wedding Fashion,” I *love* a winter wedding. Follow along here starting tomorrow for daily flurries of fashion history and inspo!
November 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It's the most wonderful time of the year--time for my #WinterWeddingAdventCalendar! As I learned while writing my @Running_Press book “The Way We Wed: A Global History of Wedding Fashion,” I *love* a winter wedding. Follow along here starting tomorrow for daily flurries of fashion history and inspo!
Sari worn #onthisday in 2013 by Nandini Harinath, project manager and mission designer on the Indian Space Research Organization Mars Orbiter Mission, called Mangalyaan, at mission control in Sriharikota during the spacecraft’s successful Trans-Martian Injection. #OTD 📷 National Air and Space Museum
November 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Sari worn #onthisday in 2013 by Nandini Harinath, project manager and mission designer on the Indian Space Research Organization Mars Orbiter Mission, called Mangalyaan, at mission control in Sriharikota during the spacecraft’s successful Trans-Martian Injection. #OTD 📷 National Air and Space Museum
Worn #onthisday in 1999 by protestors at the World Trade Organization (WTO) conference in Seattle, WA. Hundreds of people made cardboard turtle costumes in response to the WTO's decision to allow the use of shrimp nets harmful to sea turtles in the name of free trade. #OTD @mohaiseattle.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1999 by protestors at the World Trade Organization (WTO) conference in Seattle, WA. Hundreds of people made cardboard turtle costumes in response to the WTO's decision to allow the use of shrimp nets harmful to sea turtles in the name of free trade. #OTD @mohaiseattle.bsky.social
Worn #onthisday in 1928 by C.I. Alizon Scott at her #wedding to Harry Vere Upton in London, per The Telegraph: "a pearl-embroidered gown of ivory georgette, with a train of old lace, lent by her grandmother." The bridesmaids wore red georgette gowns, red velvet hats, and gold bags. #OTD 📷 V&A Museum
November 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1928 by C.I. Alizon Scott at her #wedding to Harry Vere Upton in London, per The Telegraph: "a pearl-embroidered gown of ivory georgette, with a train of old lace, lent by her grandmother." The bridesmaids wore red georgette gowns, red velvet hats, and gold bags. #OTD 📷 V&A Museum
Beige wool dress with blue trim and blue wool coat worn #onthisday in 1862 by Martha (Mattie) Clark at her #wedding to John Cummins in Eden Prairie, MN. That day, John noted in his diary: "No longer a bachelor." #OTD 📷 Minnesota Historical Society
November 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Beige wool dress with blue trim and blue wool coat worn #onthisday in 1862 by Martha (Mattie) Clark at her #wedding to John Cummins in Eden Prairie, MN. That day, John noted in his diary: "No longer a bachelor." #OTD 📷 Minnesota Historical Society
Worn #onthisday in 1937 by actress Jill Esmond, trying on her "principal boy" costume for "Beauty and the Beast"--a Christmas pantomine staged by the Lyceum Theatre--at Will Clarkson's wig and costume studio in London. It was the first time she had ever worn tights. #OTD @europeana.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1937 by actress Jill Esmond, trying on her "principal boy" costume for "Beauty and the Beast"--a Christmas pantomine staged by the Lyceum Theatre--at Will Clarkson's wig and costume studio in London. It was the first time she had ever worn tights. #OTD @europeana.bsky.social
Silk scarf worn #onthisday in 1952 by Second Lieutenant Christopher "Kit" Hoare, 21, of the Royal Fusiliers when he was killed in action while leading a nighttime raid on a Chinese position in Kigong-Ni during the Korean War. Only 7 out of 21 men in his platoon survived. #OTD 📷 Imperial War Museum
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Silk scarf worn #onthisday in 1952 by Second Lieutenant Christopher "Kit" Hoare, 21, of the Royal Fusiliers when he was killed in action while leading a nighttime raid on a Chinese position in Kigong-Ni during the Korean War. Only 7 out of 21 men in his platoon survived. #OTD 📷 Imperial War Museum
Worn #onthisday in 1906 by Hazel Pingree at her #wedding to Sherman Depew in Detroit, MI. The @freep.com described her "white chiffon and liberty satin" wedding gown "made Empire fashion and trimmed with pointe de Venice lace" and "tiara of the same lace" with veil. #OTD 📷 Detroit Historical Society
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1906 by Hazel Pingree at her #wedding to Sherman Depew in Detroit, MI. The @freep.com described her "white chiffon and liberty satin" wedding gown "made Empire fashion and trimmed with pointe de Venice lace" and "tiara of the same lace" with veil. #OTD 📷 Detroit Historical Society
Worn #onthisday in 1932 by lacrosse players at St. Alban's Ladies Club in Hertfordshire, UK. The gymslip, at right, was a sleeveless, belted tunic reaching from the shoulder to the knee, worn over a blouse, that traditionally served as a sports uniform for British schoolgirls. #OTD @gettyimages.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1932 by lacrosse players at St. Alban's Ladies Club in Hertfordshire, UK. The gymslip, at right, was a sleeveless, belted tunic reaching from the shoulder to the knee, worn over a blouse, that traditionally served as a sports uniform for British schoolgirls. #OTD @gettyimages.com
Worn #onthisday in 1963 by Texas Governor John Connally and his wife, Nellie, who were riding in the car with President John F. Kennedy when he was assassinated in Dallas, TX. The governor was shot in the back but recovered. #OTD @gettyimages.com @tslac.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1963 by Texas Governor John Connally and his wife, Nellie, who were riding in the car with President John F. Kennedy when he was assassinated in Dallas, TX. The governor was shot in the back but recovered. #OTD @gettyimages.com @tslac.bsky.social
Worn #onthisday in 1984 by Glenda Jackson in the title role of Jean Racine's play "Phaedra" when it premiered at the Old Vic in London. Director Philip Prowse designed the costumes; one critic complained that the actresses looked "as if they were trapped in ornate gas balloons." #OTD 📷 V&A Museum
November 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1984 by Glenda Jackson in the title role of Jean Racine's play "Phaedra" when it premiered at the Old Vic in London. Director Philip Prowse designed the costumes; one critic complained that the actresses looked "as if they were trapped in ornate gas balloons." #OTD 📷 V&A Museum
Worn #onthisday in 2016 by President Barack Obama and other APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) leaders for a group photo at their summit in Lima, Peru: brown shawls made from the fine, undyed wool of the vicuna, a llama-like creature that dwells in the Andes mountains. #OTD @gettyimages.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Worn #onthisday in 2016 by President Barack Obama and other APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) leaders for a group photo at their summit in Lima, Peru: brown shawls made from the fine, undyed wool of the vicuna, a llama-like creature that dwells in the Andes mountains. #OTD @gettyimages.com
Traditional Korean overcoats called "durumagi" worn #onthisday in 2005 by President George W. Bush and other APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) leaders for a group photo at their summit on Dongbaek Island in Busan, Korea. #OTD @gettyimages.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Traditional Korean overcoats called "durumagi" worn #onthisday in 2005 by President George W. Bush and other APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) leaders for a group photo at their summit on Dongbaek Island in Busan, Korea. #OTD @gettyimages.com
Batik worn #onthisday in 1998 by Vice President Al Gore and other APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) leaders for a group photo at an economic summit near Kuala Lumpur. Batik is a wax-resist dyeing technique; Malaysian batik is more colorful and less intricate than the Indonesian variety. #OTD
November 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Batik worn #onthisday in 1998 by Vice President Al Gore and other APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) leaders for a group photo at an economic summit near Kuala Lumpur. Batik is a wax-resist dyeing technique; Malaysian batik is more colorful and less intricate than the Indonesian variety. #OTD
Worn #onthisday in 1915 on the hospital ship HMHS Anglia, carrying wounded troops from the Dardanelles, when it was mined in the English Channel, killing half of the 385 aboard. French troops in the Dardanelles wore helmets like this one. It washed ashore at Hythe, UK. #OTD 📷 Imperial War Museums
November 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1915 on the hospital ship HMHS Anglia, carrying wounded troops from the Dardanelles, when it was mined in the English Channel, killing half of the 385 aboard. French troops in the Dardanelles wore helmets like this one. It washed ashore at Hythe, UK. #OTD 📷 Imperial War Museums
Worn #onthisday in 1940 by a wartime first aid worker in the River Emergency Service in London. Per the Evening Standard, she wore "a neat all-in-one, zip-fastened trouser suit in navy blue gabardine, with 'R.E.S.' emblazoned on the left side" and a matching cap with ear flaps. #OTD @gettyimages.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1940 by a wartime first aid worker in the River Emergency Service in London. Per the Evening Standard, she wore "a neat all-in-one, zip-fastened trouser suit in navy blue gabardine, with 'R.E.S.' emblazoned on the left side" and a matching cap with ear flaps. #OTD @gettyimages.com
Worn #onthisday in 1938 by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy to the State Banquet honoring King Carol II of Romania and his son, Crown Prince Michael, at Buckingham Palace in London. Her husband, Joseph, the new US Ambassador to Great Britain, was one of 15 ambassadors invited. #OTD @jfklibraryfdn.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1938 by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy to the State Banquet honoring King Carol II of Romania and his son, Crown Prince Michael, at Buckingham Palace in London. Her husband, Joseph, the new US Ambassador to Great Britain, was one of 15 ambassadors invited. #OTD @jfklibraryfdn.bsky.social