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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 6h

Worn #onthisday in 1928 by Fred Astaire as best man to jockey Jack Leach at his #wedding to Betty Darling in London. The Telegraph described the bride's gown "of ivory moussline de soie ornamented with pearl and crystal embroideries" and "chiffon-lined train of silver lace." #OTD @gettyimages.com

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Worn #onthisday in 1989 by gay activists protesting outside the Pan Pacific Hotel in Anaheim, CA, which was hosting the West Coast Symposium on Homosexuality and Public Policy. Their T-shirts read "Silence=Death" and "OUT: Orange County Visibility League." #OTD 📷 LA Public Library

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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 2d

Union overcoat worn #onthisday in 1862 by Private D. J. Leech, who had enlisted in the of the 124th Illinois Infantry weeks earlier. “DJ Leech Oct 6th 1862” is written inside the coat sleeve. #OTD 📷 NPS Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield

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Worn #onthisday in 1922 by Princess Nagako, fiancee of Japanese Crown Prince Hirohito, to an exhibition of French art in Tokyo. "Evidently she favours Western Fashions, as she is wearing a pleated skirt, with a Kimono blouse," a British newspaper reported. #OTD @europeana.bsky.social

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Worn #onthisday in 1926 at the Grand Opera's opening night performance of "Samson and Delilah" by Saint Saens at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA. In the sold-out crowd, the Evening Express spotted gowns by Chanel, Molyneux, Patou, Lanvin, Jenny and Boué Soeurs. #OTD @uclalibrary.bsky.social

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Worn #onthisday in 1928 by Eileen Carne at her #wedding to William Connell in London, per The Morning Post: an ivory velvet "mediaeval gown" with a "beautiful antique lace train ... mounted on lettuce-green chiffon." Her attendants wore lettuce-green velvet trimmed with pink silk. #OTD 📷 V&A Museum

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Worn #onthisday in 1932 by British golfers Percy Alliss, Arthur Havers and Arthur Lacey for an exhibition match at London's Finchley Golf Club. All wear baggy "plus fours"--knickerbockers extending four inches below the knee--for ease of movement at a time before stretch fabrics. #OTD 📷 Getty Images

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Masks worn #onthisday in 1945 by girls in Hiroshima, Japan, as protection against the odor of death and the infections spreading rapidly through the ruined city after the US nuclear bombing of August 6. 140,000 people--more than half of Hiroshima's population--died in the attack. #OTD 📷Getty Images

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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 8d

Worn #onthisday in 1886 by Angelina Yorba and Samuel Kraemer at their #wedding in Los Angeles, CA. The photo was taken at the F. G. Schumacher Gallery of Photographic Art at 7 Spring Street. #OTD 📷 Anaheim Public LIbrary

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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 9d

New York Yankees uniform worn #onthisday in 1956 by Mickey Mantle, at the close of the stellar season he would call his "favorite summer." In August 2025, @heritageauction.bsky.social sold his game-worn and signed 1960 jersey for a record price of $5,246,000. #OTD 📷 Smithsonian NPG

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Matching outfits worn #onthisday in 1952 by Prince Charles, 3, and Princess Anne, 2, at Balmoral Castle near Braemar, UK. #OTD 📷 Royal Collection Trust, Daily News

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Gloves, smock, and hairnet worn #onthisday in 1917 by a woman working in the engineering shop of the London General Omnibus Company during World War I, when a labor shortage drove many women into factory jobs. The company also employed more than 2,000 women as bus conductors. #OTD @gettyimages.com

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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 12d

Blue and gold sari worn #onthisday in 1954 by Irish nurse Sheila Durkin at her Hindu #wedding to restaurateur Shri Dharam Chand Wadhwa, who wore black and gold, in London. "More than 300 guests, most of them Hindus in colourful dress, attended," The Telegraph reported. #OTD @europeana.bsky.social

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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 13d

Worn #onthisday in 2003 by French actress Clotilde Courau at her #wedding to Prince of Venice and Piedmont Emanuele Filiberto at the Basilica Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri in Rome, Italy: a custom Valentino gown with a 12-foot-long lace veil anchored by the Savoy Pink Tourmaline Tiara. #OTD

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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 14d

Girl Guide uniforms worn #onthisday in 1936 by an honor guard at the church #wedding of their captain, Mary Katherine Macleod, to Raleigh Skelton, a British Museum official, in London. #OTD @europeana.bsky.social

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Sisters of Mercy habit worn #onthisday in 1952 by Sister Superior Mary Xavier Halloran before the dedication of the new St. John's Hospital in Springfield, MO, whose construction she oversaw. She "is as shrewd as any man I ever dealt with," one contractor commented. #OTD 📷 Missouri Digital Heritage

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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 16d

Worn #onthisday in 1976 by First Lady Betty Ford to a reception hosted by Liberian President William Tolbert and his wife Victoria at Anderson House in Washington, D.C. The multicolored Albert Capraro gown has a geometric print streaked with metallic gold. #OTD 📷 Ford LIbrary, Library of Congress

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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 17d

Worn #onthisday in 1938 by British Conservative politician Anthony Eden in London. In 1936, Apparel Arts praised his "excellent taste" and singled out "the black Homburg hat which he has done so much to popularize." He also favored these Paddock cut jackets with two high buttons. #OTD 📷 Getty Images

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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 18d

Worn #onthisday in 1996 by Carolyn Bessette at the rehearsal dinner before her top-secret #wedding to John F. Kennedy, Jr., at the The Greyfield Inn on Cumberland Island, GA: a cream beaded chiffon gown by her wedding dress designer, Narciso Rodriguez. #OTD

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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 19d

Gas mask worn #onthisday by 1958 by a man strolling in downtown Los Angeles, CA, during a smog outbreak. The women at left wipe away tears with handkerchiefs. The Clean Air Act of 1970 dramatically reduced the eye-watering smog that had plagued the city since the 1940s. @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social

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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 20d

Worn #onthisday in 1981 by fashion models from Nordstrom department store in Seattle, WA, posing in winter casual wear (L) and outdoor gear (R). Seattle has historically been a sportswear industry incubator, spawning brands from Eddie Bauer to REI, Filson, Outdoor Research, and Tommy Bahama. #OTD

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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 21d

Worn #onthisday in 1885 by Ella Gerberich and C. U. Hoffer at their #wedding in Philipsburg, PA. The cream silk gown has a damask underbodice, underskirt, and cuffs and matching leather pumps with ribbon bows. The tail coat and trousers are of black wool. #OTD @wakeforest.bsky.social

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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 22d

Sombreros, serapes, and other traditional garments worn #onthisday in 1940 by Mexican-American residents of Los Angeles, CA, for a parade and fiesta celebrating Mexican Independence Day--the 130th anniversary of Mexico's declaration of independence from Spain. #OTD @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social

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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 23d

Worn #onthisday in 2015 by Matt Henry as Lola in the premiere of the West End production of "Kinky Boots" at London's Adelphi Theatre. Gregg Barnes designed the costumes for the musical, based on the 2005 British film of the same name, inspired by a real Northampton shoe factory. #OTD 📷 V&A Museum

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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 24d

Worn #onthisday in 1941 in a benefit fashion show of "ancient and modern Chinese costumes worn by young Chinese ladies" organized by actress Anna May Wong, presented during the intermission of the Pacific Southwest Tennis Championship at the Los Angeles Tennis Club. #OTD @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social

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