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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 8h
Worn #onthisday in 1994 by Patricia Barlerin at her church #wedding to Alexander Farman-Farmaian in New York, NY. The bride, a Dallas native, chose a gown by Texas designer Victor Costa. #OTD 📷️ Texas Fashion Collection
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Worn #onthisday in 1967 by Tony Curtis and Omar Sharif when they were named Best Dresed Actor and Best Dressed Foreign Actor by the Costume Designers Guild at the Renaissance Ball in Beverly Hills, CA. Edith Head (with ball chairman Anne Baxter) won the Adrian Award for costume design. #OTD 📷️ LAPL
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Worn #onthisday in 1933 by Jean Harlow to sign her autograph in cement in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, CA. Adrian had designed the bias-cut silk charmeuse gown for her to wear onscreen in the romantic comedy "Bombshell." #OTD 📷️ ASU FIDM Museum, @lacity.bsky.social
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Paper identification tags worn #onthisday in 1940 by children waiting with their parents before being evacuated from London during World War II. #OTD 📷️ Reg Speller @gettyimages.com
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Wool tweed "Peachy" dress worn #onthisday in 1962 by its designer, Mary Quant, while unpacking her J.C. Penney collection at the British Embassy in Washington D.C. #OTD 📷️ Victoria & Albert Museum
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Costume worn #onthisday in 2007 by Princess Beatrice when she played a lady-in-waiting to Queen Victoria during the coronation scene of "The Young Victoria," filmed at Lincoln Cathedral in Lincoln, UK. Her mother Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, was one of film's producers. #OTD @gettyimages.com
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tin hat decorated with an airplane worn #onthisday in 1940 by a Norwegian gunner aboard the destroyer the HNMS Sleipner, which was working with the British Royal Navy. Protective tin hats were worn by both military and civilian forces in Britain during the World War II. #OTD 📷️ Imperial War Museums
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Worn #onthisday in 1935 by an honor guard of nurses at the #wedding of Rev. Edward Royle, the chaplain of Guy's Hospital in Southwark, London, to Elaine Ivy Merlin Hovard at Southwark Cathedral. #OTD @europeana.bsky.social
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Givenchy gown and bolero of ivory brocade trimmed with faux pearls, gold braid, and coffee-colored rhinestones worn #onthisday in 1991 by Mercedes Kellogg to the 25th Anniversary Performance at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, NY. #OTD @gettyimages.com 📷️ Texas Fashion Collection
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Gladiator costumes worn #onthisday in 2003 by Beyonce, Britney Spears, and Pink on the set of a Pepsi commercial filmed in Rome, Italy. #OTD @gettyimages.com
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Worn #onthisday in 1940 by English actor David Niven, who had paused his Hollywood career to serve as a captain in the Rifle Brigade, and his first wife, Primula Rollo, an officer in the WAAF (Women's Auxiliary Air Force), at their #wedding at St. Nicholas Church in Huish, UK. #OTD @gettyimages.com
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Worn #onthisday in 1932 by Dr. Joan MacDonald, daughter of British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, at her #wedding to Dr. Alastair McKinnon in Wendover, UK, near Chequers: "a white and gold brocade gown, made on a Tudor pattern with puffed sleeves," per the Birmingham Gazette. #OTD @gettyimages.com
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Black gho worn #onthisday in 2022 by King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan (with Queen Jetsun Pema) at Queen Elizabeth II's funeral in Westminster Abbey, London. Dating to the 1600s, the gho has been compulsory for men in goverment offices and schools and on formal occasions since 1989. #OTD
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
White satin slippers worn #onthisday in 1834 by Eleutera du Pont at her #wedding to physician Thomas M. Smith at Eleutherian Mills, the du Pont family home in New Castle County, DE. #OTD 📷️ Hagley Museum & Library
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Suits and ties worn #onthisday in 1920 by US Olympic boxing team (with other athletes and coaches) returning from the Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, on the Aquitania. The US team of 16 boxers dominated the competition, taking home three gold medals and one bronze. #OTD
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Windsor-style eyeglasses worn #onthisday in 1947 by Lord Listowel, Secretary of State for Burma, and Mahatma Gandhi at Government House in New Delhi, India. A pair of Gandhi's iconic round frames--a style introduced in the late 1800s--sold at auction for 260,000 pounds in 2020. #OTD @gettyimages.com
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Yellow Halston pantsuit worn #onthisday in 1974 by Liza Minnelli at her #wedding to her second husband, film producer Jack Haley Jr., in Montecito, CA, amid speculation that the color was an homage to the yellow brick road in "The Wizard of Oz," in which her mother and his father co-starred. #OTD
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Worn #onthisday in 1940 by Margaret Davies Tierney at her #wedding in London, a week after the Blitz began. 70 of 100 guests were no-shows, the bridesmaids' gowns had to be rescued from a bombed-out building and the reception was moved to a boiler room due to an air raid. #OTD 📷️ Imperial War Museums
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Worn #onthisday in 1991 by Aretha Franklin to perform at Radio City Music Hall in New York: a black silk chiffon romper and ruffled red silk taffeta dress by Arnold Scaasi. Per the @nytimes.com, it "made her appear trapped inside a Valentine's Day candy box." #OTD @gettyimages.com 📷️Julien's Auctions
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Worn #onthisday in 1936 by King Edward VIII for a partridge shoot in Styria, Austria, on a tour of the Continent. The Standard described his "Tyrolean dress" as "a red corded light grey hat ornamented with chamois, grey jacket, shorts, and white stockings." He would abdicate in December. #OTD
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Baseball cap worn #onthisday in 2001 by James Francis Lynch, a 22-year veteran of the Port Authority Police Department in New York, NY. Although he was off duty and recovering from surgery, he responded to the World Trade Center attacks and died there, age 47. #OTD 📷️ 9/11 Memorial Museum
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Worn #onthisday in 1948 by Miss Minnesota, Beatrice Bella (BeBe) Shopp, for the evening gown competition of the Miss America pagaent, which she ultimately won. The ash-blue rayon faille strapless gown sold by Cook's, Inc., has a draped apron effect. #OTD 📷️ Minnesota Historical Society
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Worn #onthiday in 1932 by society photographer Antoinette "Toni" Frissell at her garden #wedding to Francis McNeil Bacon in Greenwich, CT. Horst P. Horst photographed her for Vogue in her gown by American designer Elizabeth Hawes, known for simple lines and high-quality materials. #OTD 📷️ Condé Nast
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Worn #onthisday in 1874 by Sarah Stephens at her #wedding to Walter Richard Durrad at St. George's Church in Tufnell Park, London. The two-piece gown of cream cannelle silk edged with Valenciennes lace had a second sleeveless, low-cut bodice so it could be repurposed as eveningwear. #OTD 📷️ Te Papa
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Worn #onthisday in 1967 by Eric Burden, leader of the British pop group The Animals, and model Angela King and their guests at their #wedding at Caxton Hall register office in London.The bride wore carnations in her hair and the couple sat in a "flower bower" at the reception. #OTD @gettyimages.com
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Worn #onthisday in 1947 by architecture student Elaine Smith at her #wedding to Thomas Colbert in Melbourne, Australia. Her mother's dressmaker made the gown from the bride's design using satin bought with wartime ration coupons from Georges, an exclusive womenswear shop. #OTD 📷️ Museums Victoria
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Ski mask worn #onthisday in 1972 by a Palestinian terrorist in the Olympic Village in Munich, Germany, where 11 Israeli teammates were taken hostage in a deadly 21-hour standoff. The BBC's Barry Davies said of Kurt Strumpf's photo: "You couldn't see a face, but it became the face of terrorism." #OTD
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Worn #onthisday in 1982 by Princess Diana at the Highland Games in Braemar, Scotland. The Daily Record complained that "though Di has regained her figure" after the birth of Prince William, the "trend-setter" looked "mumsy" in the "frumpy" Caroline Charles tartan dress. #OTD 📷️ Historic Royal Palaces
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Worn #onthisday in 1901 by the four sons of the Maharaja of Cooch Behar, photographed in London. The three youngest wear wide Eton collars, named for the boarding school they attended near Windsor, UK; the oldest was enrolled at Oxford, where he played on the university polo team. #OTD 📷️ V&A Museum
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Worn #onthisday in 1946 by President Harry S. Truman aboard the USS Williamsburg, the presidential yacht, in the Potomac, returning from a vacation cruise to Bermuda. He accessorizes his double-breated suit with a pocket square, tie, two-toned shoes, and a fedora. #OTD @whitehousehistory.bsky.social
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Worn #onthisday in 1970--his 24th birthday--by singer-songwriter Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees at his #wedding to his secretary and second wife, former Miss Edinburgh Linda Gray, 20, at Caxton Hall registry office in London. Today is their 56th anniversary. #OTD
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Worn #onthisday in 1954 by the cast of the 1535 Scottish satirical play "The Thrie Estaits" at the Assembly Hall in Edinburgh, UK, with audience members Princess Margaret and Queen Elizabeth. Two of the actors had performed for Margaret in a children's theater production on her 4th birthday. #OTD
Actors in medival costumes pose with the queen and princess, wearing evening gowns, jewels, gloves and furs.
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Naval uniform worn #onthisday in 1930 by Princess Ileana of Romania to visit the British warships anchored at Constantza, Romania. An avid sailor, she earned her navigator's papers and had her own yacht, the "Isprava." @europeana.bsky.social
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Striped poncho worn #onthisday in 1956 by Burbank, CA, college student JoEllen Gifford, who had just returned from a summer mission trip to the Andes. She plays a reed flute made by Ecuadorian Indians. #OTD @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Carnival-inspired costumes worn #onthisday in 2004 by the Brazilian rhythmic gymnastics team in the group final in Galatsi Olympic Hall in Athens, Greece. #OTD @gettyimages.com
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Incan costume worn #onthisday in 2011 by men leaving the Presidential Palace in Lima, Peru. Yale University had recently delivered hundreds of Incan artifacts looted from Macchu Picchu by Hiram Bingham beginning in 1911 to the Palace. #OTD @europeana.bsky.social
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Worn #onthisday in 2018 by Russian President Vladimir Putin, holding a mushroom while vacationing in the remote Tuva region of Siberia. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "There are bears there. Although if a bear sees Putin--they aren't idiots--they will behave themselves." #OTD @gettyimages.com
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Worn #onthisday in 1607 by Clement Kesseler, to whom it is inscribed in German. Fede rings (with two clasped hands) often sealed weddings or betrothals. They were used in Europe from medieval times to the 1800s; this one is also a gimmel ring, consisting of 2 interlocking circles. #OTD 📷️ V&A Museum
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Silk pajama top worn #onthisday in 1954 by Brazil's President Getúlio Vargas when he killed himself with a Colt revolver in the bedroom of his official residence, Catete Palace in Rio de Janeiro. A bullethole and bloodstain are visible under the "GV" monogram on the pocket. #OTD 📷️ Museu da Republica
Bloodstained and monogrammed tan striped pajama top and Colt revolver with mother-of-pearl handle
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Worn #onthisday in 1942 by actress Norma Shearer at her church #wedding to her second husband, ski instructor Martin Arrouge, in Beverly Hills, CA, per the @nytimes.com: a day dress "of white, with red, blue and yellow printed flowers" and a matching "draped snood." #OTD @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Bathing suits worn #onthisday in 1891 by campers on Catalina Island in California. #OTD 📷️ OC Public Libraries
A group of men and women and children in dark wool swimsuits with nautical white stripes, featuring long tunics worn over short pants and stockings
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"Beach fashion of Chinese style" worn #onthisday in 1938 by Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton (right, with Countess Cicogna) in Venice, Italy. Hutton had announced her separation from her husband, Count Haugwitz-Reventlow, the previous month. #OTD @europeana.bsky.social
Two women, one in a patterned belted dress with a high slit worn over shots, one in a patterned tunic over loose white trousers. Both wear heels and have elaborate updos.
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Worn #onthisday in 1952 by kitchen staff at the Helsinki Olympics in Finland. The US men's basketball coach blamed his team's lackluster performance on rich Finnish food, complaining to Newsday: "The boys are eating too much over here. They're all getting fat as hogs." #OTD 📷️ Finnish Heritage Agency
A group of men and women in aprons, toques, and chef's whites
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Crown of heather worn #onthisday in 2013 by Lara-Sophie Sebastian when she was crowned the Heather Queen of the annual "Heidebluetenfest" ("Heather flower festival") in Amelinghausen, Germany. #OTD @gettyimages.com
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Worn #onthisday in 1943 by Joe DiMaggio, with Staff Sgt. John E. Hill. As baseball's contribution to the war effort came under scrutiny, America's highest paid player swapped his NY Yankees uniform for an Army uniform and his $42,000 annual salary for $50 per month. #OTD @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social
Two men in Army uniform having dinner
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Worn #onthisday in 1953 by Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi of Iran and his wife, Queen Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari, vacationing on the coast of the Caspian Sea near Baghdad, Iraq. #OTD @gettyimages.com
The Shah wears a casuual plaid shirt to have a picnic with his wife, wearing pants, boots, and a cardigan.
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Worn #onthisday in 2013 by the Dutch royal family at Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau's funeral in The Hague. He died 18 months after being buried in an avalanche while skiing in Austria. His daughters and nieces and nephews wore white, the traditional mourning color for children. #OTD @gettyimages.com
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Helmet worn #onthisday in 2014 by President Barack Obama for a bike ride with his family on the Correllus State Bike Path on Martha's Vineyard, MA, during their summer vacation. #OTD @gettyimages.com
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Worn #onthisday in 1967 by a group of Pearly Kings and Queens to a christening at the Church of St. Martin in the Fields in London. The working-class "Pearlies," who wear clothes adorned with mother-of-pearl buttons to raise money for charity, have historic ties to the church. #OTD @gettyimages.com
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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Yves Saint Laurent patchwork gown worn #onthisday in 1969 by Franco-German actress Romy Schneider to attend a premiere in Paris with her husband. The former child star began wearing Saint Laurent's work that year--including on the cover of Elle--to project a more mature image. #OTD @gettyimages.com
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