Worn On This Day
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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
Worn #onthisday in 1946 by Bonnie Birnbaum at her #wedding in New York, NY. The silk taffeta and silk crepe gown by Norman Norell has a lace-up corset-style bodice inspired by the fashions of the 1780s combined with large puffed sleeves reminiscent of the 1890s. #OTD 📷 Newfields
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1946 by Bonnie Birnbaum at her #wedding in New York, NY. The silk taffeta and silk crepe gown by Norman Norell has a lace-up corset-style bodice inspired by the fashions of the 1780s combined with large puffed sleeves reminiscent of the 1890s. #OTD 📷 Newfields
Worn #onthisday in 1947 by Mrs. H. David Kroll (in black crepe with sequins) and Rose Barker Cohn (also in black) on the opening night of the LA Philharmonic's season in Los Angeles, CA. Fur coats had fallen out of fashion during World War II but returned that fall. #OTD @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1947 by Mrs. H. David Kroll (in black crepe with sequins) and Rose Barker Cohn (also in black) on the opening night of the LA Philharmonic's season in Los Angeles, CA. Fur coats had fallen out of fashion during World War II but returned that fall. #OTD @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social
Worn #onthisday in 1923 by Princess Maud at her #wedding to Lord Carnegie at the Guard's Chapel in London. Her gown by Knightsbridge's Mme. Barolet was called "a perfect marvel of workmaship. The pearls are as tiny as seeds and are sewed on Brussels net amongst long lines of shimmering silver." #OTD
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1923 by Princess Maud at her #wedding to Lord Carnegie at the Guard's Chapel in London. Her gown by Knightsbridge's Mme. Barolet was called "a perfect marvel of workmaship. The pearls are as tiny as seeds and are sewed on Brussels net amongst long lines of shimmering silver." #OTD
Worn #onthisday in 2018 at the centenary Remembrance Sunday memorial ceremony in London by the Chelsea Pensioners, retired British Army veterans who live at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea and wear distinctive uniforms: on ceremonial occasions, scarlet coats with tricorn hats. #OTD @GettyImages.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Worn #onthisday in 2018 at the centenary Remembrance Sunday memorial ceremony in London by the Chelsea Pensioners, retired British Army veterans who live at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea and wear distinctive uniforms: on ceremonial occasions, scarlet coats with tricorn hats. #OTD @GettyImages.com
Worn #onthisday in 1926 by Eleonor Evans at her evening church #wedding to Erwin Cory Stout in Indianapolis, IN. Per the Indianapolis Times, the bride "was lovely in a white satin gown made with a court train which was embriodered with pearls and iridescents" and a Duchess collar. #OTD 📷 Newfields
November 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1926 by Eleonor Evans at her evening church #wedding to Erwin Cory Stout in Indianapolis, IN. Per the Indianapolis Times, the bride "was lovely in a white satin gown made with a court train which was embriodered with pearls and iridescents" and a Duchess collar. #OTD 📷 Newfields
Teal silk gown worn #onthisday in 1871 by Alice Elizabeth Daniels at her #wedding to Russell Bunce at Saint John's Church in Hartford, CT. #OTD 📷 Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Teal silk gown worn #onthisday in 1871 by Alice Elizabeth Daniels at her #wedding to Russell Bunce at Saint John's Church in Hartford, CT. #OTD 📷 Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Worn #onthisday in 1908 by Anna Lieftinck at her #wedding to Jonkheer Teding van Berkhout in Groningen, Holland. The gown was originally worn with a wide, ruffled lace flounce covering the upper part of the bodice and a lace veil Anna borrowed from the groom’s sister. #OTD @rijksmuseum.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1908 by Anna Lieftinck at her #wedding to Jonkheer Teding van Berkhout in Groningen, Holland. The gown was originally worn with a wide, ruffled lace flounce covering the upper part of the bodice and a lace veil Anna borrowed from the groom’s sister. #OTD @rijksmuseum.bsky.social
Worn #onthisday in 1932 by Norma Shearer and Joan Crawford at a Mayfair Club party at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, CA: "a beautiful gown of dull bronze red satin with sable wrap" and a "black velvet with a cape of white ermine and a tiny muff to match." #OTD @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1932 by Norma Shearer and Joan Crawford at a Mayfair Club party at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, CA: "a beautiful gown of dull bronze red satin with sable wrap" and a "black velvet with a cape of white ermine and a tiny muff to match." #OTD @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social
Worn #onthisday in 1978 at Screw magazine's 10th anniversary party at Plato's Retreat, a swinger's club in New York, NY. Screw began as a weekly underground newspaper and won several court cases challenging obscenity laws, ushering pornography into the US media mainstream. #OTD @gettyimages.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1978 at Screw magazine's 10th anniversary party at Plato's Retreat, a swinger's club in New York, NY. Screw began as a weekly underground newspaper and won several court cases challenging obscenity laws, ushering pornography into the US media mainstream. #OTD @gettyimages.com
Worn #onthisday in 1979 by Adda Thompson (with a white hat) at her church #wedding to Augustus Clements in Winona, MN. Saint Paul dressmaker Mary Worley made the plum velvet and satin gown and matching dolman trimmed with fur and a chenille fringe. #OTD 📷 Minnesota Historical Society
November 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1979 by Adda Thompson (with a white hat) at her church #wedding to Augustus Clements in Winona, MN. Saint Paul dressmaker Mary Worley made the plum velvet and satin gown and matching dolman trimmed with fur and a chenille fringe. #OTD 📷 Minnesota Historical Society
Worn #onthisday in 1934 by Guglielmo Marconi, president of the Academy of Italy and inventor of the radio, to welcome King Victor Emmanuel to Rome University: a Fascist Blackshirt under his robes of office. The paramilitary group was loyal to dictator Benito Mussolini. #OTD @europeana.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1934 by Guglielmo Marconi, president of the Academy of Italy and inventor of the radio, to welcome King Victor Emmanuel to Rome University: a Fascist Blackshirt under his robes of office. The paramilitary group was loyal to dictator Benito Mussolini. #OTD @europeana.bsky.social
Worn #onthisday in 1918 by Canadian tenor Edward Johnson (performing as "Eduardo di Giovanni") in the premiere of Montemezzi's opera "La Nave" at La Scala in Milan, Italy. The seamstress of Theatre Chiappa made it out of metallic yarn, knitted to resemble medieval chain mail. #OTD 📷 Guelph Museums
November 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1918 by Canadian tenor Edward Johnson (performing as "Eduardo di Giovanni") in the premiere of Montemezzi's opera "La Nave" at La Scala in Milan, Italy. The seamstress of Theatre Chiappa made it out of metallic yarn, knitted to resemble medieval chain mail. #OTD 📷 Guelph Museums
Calavera (skull) makeup and bridalwear worn #onthisday in 1989 in the Día de los Muertos procession in La Raza Park in San Francisco, CA. Costumes are typically elaborately elegant, reminders that death is a universal experience, regardless of social or marital status. #OTD @ucsblibrary.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Calavera (skull) makeup and bridalwear worn #onthisday in 1989 in the Día de los Muertos procession in La Raza Park in San Francisco, CA. Costumes are typically elaborately elegant, reminders that death is a universal experience, regardless of social or marital status. #OTD @ucsblibrary.bsky.social