iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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

Cloth badge worn #onthisday in 1871 by F. A. Winchell when he was sworn in as a temporary policeman at the First Congregational Church in Chicago, IL--the city's official relief headquarters--to help keep order one day after the Great Chicago Fire devastated the city. #OTD 📷️ Chicago History Museum

0110

Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Worn #onthisday in 1969 by Prof. Angela Davis, speaking to students at the University of California, Irvine: "a blue miniskirt and bright paisley blouse," per The Register. UCLA had recently fired her for being a Communist. Her campus visit was cut short by a bomb threat. #OTD @ucirvine.bsky.social

0275

Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Worn #onthisday in 1954 by a woman window shopping in New York, NY. "Enthusiasm in needlework fashions has reached its peak," syndicated columnist Nancy Baxter had reported in November 1953. "Stores all over the country are now sponsoring shows of knitted and crocheted garments." #OTD 📷️ Vivian Maier

0307

Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Parachute silk gown worn #onthisday in 1945 by Gena Goldfinger at her #wedding to British Army Sgt. Norman Turgel in Lubeck, Germany. They had met in April when his unit liberated her from Bergen-Belsen concentration camp; he arrested the camp's commandant, Josef Kramer. #OTD 📷️ Imperial War Museums

211921

Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Worn #onthisday in 1928 by Anna May Wood with a flowing tulle veil at her church #wedding to John Henry Murray in Washington, DC. The dress was later repurposed as eveningwear. After John's death in 1945, Anna worked for the Smithsonian, becoming its costume curator in 1956. #OTD 📷️ Smithsonian NMAH

0665

Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Worn #onthisday in 1933 by Marjorie Goodman at her #wedding to Charles S. Dewey Jr. in Chicago, IL. The satin gown by Blum's Vogue has the leg-o-mutton sleeves revived in the 1930s. Per The Tribune, the beaded velvet panel was a piece of her grandmother's wedding gown. #OTD 📷️ Chicago History Museum

0223

Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Necklace worn #onthisday in 1960 by Judi Dench as Juliet (opposite John Stride) in Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet" at the Old Vic Theatre in London. The brass cross hangs from a small linked brass chain woven with gold thread. #OTD @gettyimages.com 📷️ V&A Museum

0180

Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Gas masks worn #onthisday in 1932 by members of the military Red Cross during a training exercise in Rome, Italy, held publicly to prepare the population in case of enemy air attacks #OTD @europeana.bsky.social

081

Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Worn #onthisday in 1923 by fashion designer Peggy Hamilton to the Biltmore Ball on the opening night of the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. Her gown was hand-painted with motifs from the mythological frescoes by Italian artist Giovanni Smeraldi on the ceiling of the hotel's Crystal Ballroom. #OTD

0223

Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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

1203

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

1346

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

0245

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

0142

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

1706

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

082

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

0132

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

0132

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

1549

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

1162

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

0443

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

0101

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

0191

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

0455

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

0121

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

0101

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

0182

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

0201

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

1232

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

391

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

06020

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

2223

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

1200

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

28014

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

0150

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

1293

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

0102

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

1173

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

0143

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

0202

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

2235

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.

0183

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

1527

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

0190

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

0111

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

1305

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

091

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

0202

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

0163

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

2303

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

0456