American actress and singer Dorothy Lamour was born #OnThisDay in 1914. She wore this Edith Head designed black satin, long-sleeved v-neck dress as the nightclub singer the Countess in the 1942 film, The Fleet's In. Sold by Bonhams. #film #costume #dress

Austrian-born actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr was born #OnThisDay in 1914. She wore this Edith Head designed black silk dress with wrap skirt as Lily Dalbray in the 1951 comedy film, My Favourite Spy. From the collection of Collecting Classic Hollywood. #film #costume #dress

Actress and dancer June Havoc was born #OnThisDay in 1912. This cream silk-faille gown with a beaded bodice and spectacular 3D bow at the back dates to the 1950s and may have belonged to Havoc (it does look very similar to the dress in the photo!). For sale via Timeless Vixen. #fashionhistory

American novelist Margaret Mitchell was born #OnThisDay in 1900. Her 1936 novel Gone with the Wind was adapted for film in 1939, in which Vivien Leigh starred as Scarlett O'Hara. Walter Plunkett designed 27 versions of the orchid percale dress worn by Leigh. Sold via Sothebys. #film #costume

English model and actress Jean Shrimpton was born #OnThisDay in 1942. She was photographed in 1964 wearing this John Bates for Jean Varon pink organza empire-waist 'Lily-of-the-Valley' evening dress, decorated with white flowers and a pink bow on the bodice. V&A collection. #fashionhistory

Indian fashion designer Rahul Mishra was born #OnThisDay in 1979. He designed this back Merino wool and organza dress with hand-embroidered white wool yarn patterns made using zardozi stitching for his 2014 ‘Lotus Effect’ collection. V&A collection. #fashionhistory

This week's #ThirtiesThursday garment is this floor-length, sleeveless dress of navy and white floral printed silk crêpe de Chine with a matching covered belt that was designed by Mainbocher in c. 1935. V&A collection. #fashionhistory

Academy Award winning American actress Emma Stone was born #OnThisDay in 1988. She wore this Holly Waddington designed white wedding dress made of bands of silk tubing with exaggerated leg of mutton sleeves as Bella Baxter in Poor Things (2023). Searchlight Pictures. #film #costume

British actress Vivien Leigh was born #OnThisDay in 1913. She wore this now iconic Walter Plunkett designed red silk velvet gown, embellished with glass beads and ostrich feathers, as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939). Ransom Center collection. #film #costume #dress

Award-winning British actress Tilda Swinton was born #OnThisDay in 1960. She wore this Mary Zophres designed 1940s inspired grey wool suit with black velvet detailing as gossip columnist Thessaly Thacker in the 2016 film Hail, Caesar! #film #costume #dress

Former American First Lady Laura Bush was born #OnThisDay in 1946. She wore this custom Oscar de la Renta pale blue gown with a matching bolero for a White House State Dinner in 2007 in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. George W. Bush Presidential Library. #fashionhistory #FirstLady

4th How to Marry a Millionaire premiered in Los Angeles #OnThisDay in 1953. Marilyn Monroe wore a Travilla designed purple satin evening gown with sequin belt and asymmetric shoulder strap as Pola Debevoise in the film. Travilla made this prototype before filming began #film #costume

Italian actress Monica Vitti was born #OnThisDay in 1931. She wore Ossie Clark and Celia Birtwell's 'Acapulco Gold' floral and star printed chiffon dress, featuring a flounced collar and wide sleeves, as Isolina Pantò in La supertestimone (1971). Sold by Kerry Taylor Auctions. #fashionhistory

American sitcom The Nanny premiered on CBS #OnThisDay in 1993. Fran Drescher wore this Todd Oldham A/W 1994-95 rainbow striped sequin evening dress as fashionista Fran Fine in season 2, episode 18. An example of the dress is in the Met Museum collection. #fashionhistory

Princess Diana and Prince Charles attended a state banquet in Bonn, Germany, #OnThisDay in 1987. The Princess wore the Victor Edelstein midnight-blue velvet evening gown she had previously worn to the White House with the Spencer tiara. Sold by Kerry Taylor Auctions. #fashionhistory

Marie Antoinette was born #OnThisDay in 1755. These delicate c. 1780 beaded pink silk slippers are believed to have belonged to the ill-fated Queen of France. The shoes are from the Musee Carnavalet collection and are currently on display at the V&A. #fashionhistory #marieantoinette

Diana, Princess of Wales, was photographed outside the Harbour Club in Chelsea #OnThisDay in 1995. She was wearing her now iconic dark blue cotton/polyester Virgin Atlantic sweatshirt that she chose to rewear to try and limit her media coverage. Sold by RR Auction. #fashionhistory

Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was born #OnThisDay in 1973. She wore this Ralph & Russo A/W 2014 haute couture dove grey silk gazar layered gown, embellished with black crystals, feathers, perspex and velvet, to the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Sold by Bonhams. #fashionhistory

🎃🕸Happy Halloween🕸🎃 If Morticia Addams is ever in need of something sparkly, then this 1930s Chanel evening ensemble, consisting of a silk satin evening dress and matching cape embellished with black sequins, could be just the thing! National Gallery of Australia. #fashionhistory #Halloween

This week's #ThirtiesThursday garment is something a little bit gothic for Halloween. This black taffeta evening ensemble was designed by Molyneux in 1936 and consists of a full-length, backless dress and a bolero with padded shoulders. V&A collection. #fashionhistory

Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer Mario Testino was born #OnThisDay in 1954. He famously photographed Princess Diana for the July 1997 issue of Vanity Fair when she wore this 1989 Victor Edelstein black velvet gown edged with black ribbed silk. Sold at Christies. #fashionhistory

English model Yasmin Le Bon was born #OnThisDay in 1964. She was photographed modelling Thierry Mugler's La Chimère gown from his A/W 1997 haute couture collection. The dress is adorned with scales, feathers, crystals, and horsehair and features a gold articulated corset. #fashionhistory

American actress Winona Ryder was born #OnThisDay in 1971. She wore this Gabriella Pescucci designed cream, green and silver silk and tulle evening dress as May Welland in the 1993 film adaptation of Wharton's novel, The Age of Innocence. Tirelli Costumi collection #film #costume

American model and actress Suzy Parker was born #OnThisDay in 1932. She was photographed by Henry Clarke for British Vogue in 1954, wearing a voluminous, turquoise silk taffeta Manuel Pertegaz coat that fastens with three bows. Museu Tèxtil de Terrassa collection. #fashionhistory

Award-winning American costume designer Edith Head was born #OnThisDay in 1897. She designed this Edwardian-inspired pink cotton and tulle dress with a red velvet bralette and matching hat that Natalie Wood wore as Maggie Dubois in The Great Race (1965). Sold by Propstore. #film #costume

American actress Teresa Wright was born #OnThisDay in 1918. She wore this Edith Head designed dark blue dress with a large collar, cinched waist, and a full skirt, as Ruth Simmons in The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956). Sold by Bonhams. #film #costume

American poet and novelist Sylvia Plath was born #OnThisDay in 1932. Plath was a Girl Scout in her youth and wore this green 1940s Scout uniform with her twenty earned proficiency badges sewn on the sleeves - including badges for writing. Smith College collection. #fashionhistory

To attend the Australian Geographic Society Awards #OnThisDay in 2018, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, wore this princess-worthy white tulle gown with black looped ribbon tweed laser cut birds from Oscar de la Renta's Pre-Fall 2018 collection. Dress for sale 1st Dibs. #fashionhistory

Politician and lawyer Hillary Rodham Clinton was born #OnThisDay in 1947. She wore this Connie Fails designed pink synthetic velvet dress, featuring 19th-century beadwork on the bodice, to Bill Clinton's 1979 inauguration as Governor of Arkansas. Old State House Museum collection. #fashionhistory

Australian actress Mia Wasikowska was born #OnThisDay in 1989. She wore this Michael O’Connor designed white wedding dress as Jane in the 2011 film adaptation of Jane Eyre. O'Connor chose a simple, fitted design in an 1840s silhouette to reflect Jane’s character. #film #costume

Actress Mia Goth was born #OnThisDay in 1993. She wore this sumptuous Kate Hawley designed blue silk and taffeta gown, inspired by X-rays, as Elizabeth Lavenza in Frankenstein (2025). There is arouns 60 metres of fabric in the skirt alone! #Frankenstein #film #costume

Fashion designer Zac Posen was born #OnThisDay in 1980. He designed this embroidered woven silk and cellulose acetate 'Underwater' evening gown, with a dropped waist and blouson-waisted top, for his S/S 07 collection. Nicole Kidman wore the dress in Vogue. V&A collection. #fashionhistory

Queen Ena of Spain (formerly Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg) was born #OnThisDay in 1887. She donated this traditional charro costume from Salamanca that had been presented to her by the people of the province to the collection of the Museo del Traje. #fashionhistory #Royals

This week's #ThirtiesThursday garment is this c. 1935 black silk tulle and net coatdress embellished with horizontal rows of ruched black silk taffeta ribbon. It has been attributed to the House of Chanel. Kent State University Museum collection. #fashionhistory

American stage and screen actress Lilyan Tashman was born #OnThisDay in 1896. She wore designer Erté's elaborate perfume bottle costume as Gwen Gould in the 1925 silent film Bright Lights. The film is sadly lost. #fashionhistory #film

Actress Maria Eva Duarte married Colonel Juan Perón in a civil ceremony in the bride's former hometown of Junín #OnThisDay in 1945. Eva would join her new husband on the campaign trail for the 1946 presidential election, giving speeches in support of Perón. #Evita

French actress Catherine Deneuve was born #OnThisDay in 1943. Agostino Pace and Gitt Magrini created this embellished gold gown for Deneuve to wear as La princesse in Demy's Donkey Skin (1970). Cinémathèque Française created the replica for an exhibition. #film #costume #dress

Cuban singer Celia Cruz, known as the "Queen of Salsa," was born #OnThisDay in 1925. José Enrique Arteaga designed this red, gold, and blue sequin dress in horizontal, varied stripes, with large open sleeves for Cruz in the 1970s. NMAAHC collection. #Fashionhistory #music

This week's #TwentiesTuesday garment is this yellow tulle evening dress with an embellished bodice embroidered with silver and ivory glass beads that form an Art Deco motif. Alexandre Vassiliev Foundation. #fashionhistory

English actress, dancer, and singer Anna Neagle was born #OnThisDay in 1904. She is believed to have worn this c. 1940 Germaine Monteil bias-cut navy crêpe evening gown, with a sheer low back and voluminous sleeves, in a Warner Bros film. Sold by Kerry Taylor Auctions. #fashionhistory

Jacqueline Kennedy married Aristotle Onassis #OnThisDay in 1968. The bride wore a cream silk crepe pleated sleeveless dress with a chiffon and lace overlay, and white and gold tone buttons on the cuffs, from Maison Valentino's 1968 White Collection. Sold via Bonhams. #fashionhistory #wedding

American mountaineer and adventurer Annie Smith Peck was born #OnThisDay in 1850. Her climbing clothing, consisting of a hip-length tunic, knickerbockers, stout boots and woolen hose, topped off by a stout felt hat with a veil, became part of her public persona. #fashionhistory

English embroiderer and Pre-Raphaelite artist's model Jane Morris was born #OnThisDay in 1849. It is believed that the embroidery of intertwined floral sprays for this c. 1878 blue silk bag with a metal mount was designed and worked by Morris. V&A collection. #fashionhistory

Indian actress Freida Pinto was born #OnThisDay in 1984. She wore this Tory Burch designed white silk crepe and organza gown, featuring colour-changing Swarovski crystal panels on the front, to the 2016 Manus x Machina: Fashion in the Age of Technology Met Gala. #fashionhistory

Dutch actress, socialite, and model Talitha Getty was born #OnThisDay in 1940. She was photographed by Jeanloup Sieff for Vogue Paris in 1970, wearing this Saint Laurent Rive Gauche black crêpe maxidress with a lace-up bodice. Dress for sale via Etsy. #fashionhistory

American actress and dancer Rita Hayworth was born #OnThisDay in 1918. She wore this Jean Louis designed sheer nude chiffon dress, embellished with faux pearls and gold thread embroidery, as Princess Salome in Salome (1953). Sold by Heritage Auctions. #film #costume #dress

Eva Perón celebrated her last Loyalty Day #OnThisDay in 1951. Eva’s speech to the 'descamisados' was broadcast to the nation as part of Argentina's first television transmission. Her husband had to support her by the waist due to the effects of the cancer that would ultimately claim her life #Evita

American actress Linda Darnell was born #OnThisDay in 1923. She wore this René Hubert designed period gown, consisting of a corseted velvet bodice with chiffon sleeves and a lace print full skirt, as Amber in Forever Amber (1947). Sold by Juliens Auctions. #film #costume #dress

Dame Angela Lansbury was born 100 years ago #OnThisDay in 1925. She wore this Walter Plunkett designed ecru cotton period dress with a Medici collar, printed with a pattern of gold Fleur-de-lis, as Queen Anne in The Three Musketeers (1948). Sold by Heritage Auctions. #film #costume

Eva Perón's Van Cleef & Arpels sapphire and diamond brooch was sold at a Christies' jewellery sale #OnThisDay in 2013. The brooch depicts the Argentinean flag with its horizontal tricolour; two blue bands flanking a white centre, superimposed with the Sun of May. #Evita #jewellery