Belgian fashion designer Ann Verhelst, known professionally as Ann Demeulemeester, was born #OnThisDay in 1959. She designed this asymmetrical ensemble of a black one armed jacket and blouse and a long black wool skirt for her A/W 1996 collection. Museum at FIT collection. #fashionhistory

Actress and socialite Dina Merrill was born #OnThisDay in 1903. She modelled Luis Estévez's black crepe evening dress, inspired by the infamous black dress in John Singer Sargent's Portrait of Madame X, for a Milton H. Greene Life magazine photoshoot in 1960. #fashionhistory

British-American actress and designer Sienna Miller was born #OnThisDay in 1981. She wore this Jenny Beavan designed robe a l'anglaise of blue and gold silk, embellished with gold lace rosettes and a tasseled bow, as Francesca in Casanova (2004). Sold by Kerry Taylor Auctions. #film #costume

Dame Maggie Smith was born #OnThisDay in 1934. She wore this John Bright and Jenny Beavan designed Edwardian costume, consisting of a smocked blouse, brown wool panelled skirt and double-breasted raincoat as Charlotte Bartlett in A Room with a View (1985). V&A collection. #film #costume

British model, actress, and entrepreneur Lily Cole was born #OnThisDay in 1987. She modelled this John Galliano designed embroidered white silk tulle gown, with matching wings, on the runway for Dior's A/W 2005 Haute Couture collection. Dior Heritage collection. #fashionhistory

Actress and singer Marlene Dietrich was born #OnThisDay in 1901. This embellished silk gown, featuring an ostrich feather boa and train, was designed for Dietrich by Jean Louis, and made by Elizabeth Courtney, in 1955 for her Las Vegas show. Deutsche Kinemathek collection. #fashionhistory

Model, journalist, and haute couture collector Tatiana Sorokko was born #OnThisDay in 1971. This black and red silk faille evening coat was originally a 1987 design that was custom-made for Sorokko by designer Azzedine Alaïa in 2001. Tatiana Sorokko collection. #fashionhistory

Boxing Day was traditionally a day when servants would be given a box containing gifts, bonuses, and sometimes leftover food. This red and white striped cotton twill dress was worn by a domestic servant in the 1910s. Tees Valley Museums collection. #BoxingDay #fashionhistory

🎄 Merry Christmas 🎄 This red velvet silk afternoon dress with a version of the bretelle over a lace and sheer silk bodice is appliquéd with red silk flowers, ribbon and embroidery, was created by Cincinnati dressmaker Anna Dunlevy in 1906. Cincinnati Art Museum collection. #fashionhistory

Elisabeth, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, was born #OnThisDay in 1837. This blue and cream printed silk dress with a high neck, blouson bodice and lace overlay on the shoulders was worn by Sisi at the Achilleion Palace in Corfu in the 1890s. Sisi Museum collection. #fashionhistory

Day 24 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is one of my favourites from the National Trust Killerton collection. This 1908 day dress of royal blue wool flannel is embroidered on the bodice, cuffs and skirt pocket with peacock feathers motifs in the Aesthetic style of Amy Kotzé. #fashionhistory

Queen Silvia of Sweden was born #OnThisDay in 1943. She wore this Nina Ricci black and white horizontal striped satin dress, embellished with black ribbons on the skirt and beading and sequins on the strapless bodice, to attend the Nobel Prize ceremony in 1993. #fashionhistory

Day 23 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this c. 1905 silk taffeta evening dress, covered with chiffon and an outer sheathe of ivory net, that was designed by John Redfern. The draped bodice is embellished with appliqués and embroidery. MFA Boston collection. #fashionhistory

American First Lady, Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson, was born #OnThisDay in 1912. She wore this George Stavropoulos designed white silk sleeveless evening gown with an embroidered yellow net overdress for offical occasions in 1967-68. LBJ Library collection. #fashionhistory

Day 22 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this warp print silk dress with a jacquard floral pattern of, ecru, pink, green and yellow flowers. The dress has a shawl effect bodice and a cummerbund with a rosette at the center. Goldstein Museum of Design collection. #fashionhistory

American actress, activist, environmentalist, and former fashion model, Jane Fonda, was born #OnThisDay in 1937. She wore this Ann Roth designed printed pink and tan satin lounging jumpsuit as Lee Winters in Rollover (1981). Sold by Juliens Auctions. #film #costume

Day 21 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this c. 1905 black silk evening dress with a white doupionné weave, that belonged to Marchesa Maria Rucellai. The dress is decorated with lace medallion inlays, blue velvet appliqués, and jet beads. Uffizi Galleries collection. #fashionhistory

Dutch model Lara Stone was born #OnThisDay in 1983. She was photographed by Mario Testino for British Vogue in 2009 modelling this embroidered silk-faille and lace corset gown, designed by John Galliano for Christian Dior's A/W 2009 haute couture collection. #fashionhistory

Day 20 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this c. 1903 afternoon dress made from red-orange dotted cotton voile. The bodice has a blouson front and a cream lace yoke with a band collar. Museum at FIT collection. #fashionhistory

American actress Minnie Maddern Fiske was born #OnThisDay in 1865. She wore this House of Worth embroidered gold satin, lace and net dress in the 1901 play, Miranda on the Balcony. The Wheat Dress is embellished with seed pearls and rhinestones. National Museum of American History #fashionhistory

Day 19 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this cream silk evening dress dating from between 1901-5. It was designed by the Parisian lingerie and couture house of Jeanne Hallée, who excelled in rococo and neoclassical beading and embroidery. Met Museum collection. #fashionhistory

American actress and dancer Betty Grable was born #OnThisDay in 1916. She wore this Travilla designed chocolate silk dress with a fitted bodice and full pleated skirt as Loco Dempsey in How to Marry a Millionaire (1953). Sold by Juliens Auctions. #film #costume #dress

Day 18 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is Queen Maud's pink silk evening gown, dating to c. 1907. The silk tulle on the bodice and sleeves is embroidered with metal thread and glass beads, and appliquéd silk rosettes decorate the hem. Nasjonalmuseet collection. #fashionhistory

American actress and model Milla Jovovich was born #OnThisDay in 1975. She wore this Pierre-Yves Gayraud designed 18th century inspired pink and gold hooded gown as Milady de Winter in The Three Musketeers (2011). Sold via iCollector. #film #costume #dress

Day 17 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this pale pink silk satin aesthetic dress with cream chiffon sleeves made by Liberty & Co in 1905. The bodice is outlined with a band of embroidered, stiffened satin decorated with glass beads. Manchester Art Gallery collection. #fashionhistory

English novelist Jane Austen was born 250 years ago #OnThisDay in 1775. This brown/gold silk pelisse, with a pattern of oak leaves, is believed to have been owned by Austen. Dating from around 1814, the pelisse is edged with yellow cord. Hampshire Cultural Trust. #JaneAusten250

Day 16 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this c. 1910 purple silk chiffon evening dress, embroidered with silver thread, diamentes, and bugle beads, that was designed by Madame Doeuillet of Paris for Queen Alexandra. Fashion Museum Bath collection. #fashionhistory

English actress Michelle Dockery was born #OnThisDay in 1981. She wore this Anna Robbins designed halter-neck, bias-cut evening dress of seafoam green silk with a gold lace overlay as Lady Mary Crawley in season 6 of Downton Abbey. Sold by Bonhams. #downtonabbey #dress

Day 15 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this yellow satin Worth evening dress that was made in c. 1903 for Mary Curzon when she was Vicereine of India. It is embellished with over 400 oak leaves, outlined in satin cord and chenille thread. Fashion Museum Bath collection. #fashionhistory

American fashion designer Ann Lowe was born #OnThisDay in 1898. She designed this cream silk faille dress with embroidered floral appliqué decorations that was worn by Patricia Schieffer for the Tyler Texas Rose Festival in 1958. NMAAHC collection. #fashionhistory

Day 14 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this c. 1904 white broderie anglaise dress with a fashionable tulip shaped skirt and short, full sleeves. The dress is believed to have been worn by Queen Mary when she was Princess of Wales. Historic Royal Palaces collection. #fashionhistory

American First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln was born #OnThisDay in 1818. This c. 1862-4 green and cream woollen plaid dress (which has a matching cape) is believed to have been made for Lincoln by African American dressmaker Elizabeth Keckly. Chicago Museums collection. #FirstLady #fashionhistory

Day 13 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this black silk net evening dress, embellished with silver sequins worn over an ivory satin underskirt. Dating to c. 1909-1910, the dress was made by London-based court dressmaker Madame Hayward. London Museum collection. #fashionhistory

British designer Jasper Conran OBE was born #OnThisDay in 1959. He designed this black silk and viscose devoré velvet bias-cut evening dress in 1996. The black-on-black foliate design was achieved by contrasting the matte black with the deeper black pile. V&A collection. #fashionhistory

Day 12 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this cream silk satin dress that was made in New Zealand between 1905-1909. The bodice is constructed with panels of lace and net and features passementarie trimmings. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa collection. #fashionhistory

Award-winning actress Rita Moreno was born #OnThisDay in 1931. She wore this multi-coloured beaded dress with a plunging neckline, and rhinestone detail on the hip, to perform at the 41st annual Directors Guild of America Awards in 1989. Sold by Clars Auctions. #fashionhistory

Day 11 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this two-piece, embroidered black and purple silk charmeuse dress. Dating from c. 1908, and believed to have been designed by Callot Sœurs, the dress takes style inspiration from elements of the kimono. Kyoto Costume Institute. #fashionhistory

Out of Africa, the film based on the book by Isak Dinesen, premiered #OnThisDay in Los Angeles in 1985. Milena Canonero designed this two-piece cream silk wedding suit with black piping for Meryl Streep as the writer Karen Blixen. Cosprop collection. #film #costume

Day 10 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is Queen Alexandra’s magnificent 1902 gold coronation dress with raised collar. The dress was made by Parisian fashion house Morin Blossier, and became the first royal outfit to include the national emblems of Britain. Royal Collection Trust #fashionhistory

Dame Judi Dench was born #OnThisDay in 1934. She wore this Alexandra Byrne designed 1930s-style dress of navy blue silk crêpe, embroidered on the sleeves with crochet braid, as Princess Natalia Dragomiroff in Murder on the Orient Express (2017). Sold by Kerry Taylor Auctions. #film #costume

Day 9 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this elegant embroidered silk dress. Dating to c. 1908, it was made by Madame Alice Manton Patrick who clearly took inspiration from the styles being produced by the Liberty department store. @jbrightcollection.bsky.social collection. #fashionhistory

Mary, Queen of Scots, was born #OnThisDay in 1542. This kid leather glove, embroidered with silk and metallic threads and lined with crimson satin is thought to have belonged to Mary and given to Marmaduke Dayrell on the day of her execution. Saffron Walden Museum collection. #fashionhistory

Day 8 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this vivid evening cape of orange silk, embellished with lace and rhinestones. Designed by Jacques Doucet in c. 1900-05, this garment belonged to American heiress Caroline Schermerhorn Astor Wilson. Met Museum collection. #fashionhistory

Australian actress Emily Browning was born #OnThisDay in 1988. She wore this Caroline Harris designed patterned grey-blue and black striped 1960s minidress as Frances Shea, the first wife of Reggie Kray, in the 2015 biographical crime film, Legend. Sold by iCollector. #film #costume

Day 7 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this beautiful c. 1905 wedding dress of cream Liberty silk satin that features a lace chemisette, pendant girdle and train. The dress is embroidered with pearls and trimmed with lace and silk fringe. V&A collection. #fashionhistory

British actress Lynn Fontanne was born #OnThisDay in 1887. This strapless gold silk chiffon evening gown, with a draped bodice and full-skirt, was created by one of her favourite designers, Edward Molyneux. Dress from the Mount Mary Fashion Archive collection. #fashionhistory

Day 6 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this c. 1906-08 Jacques Doucet designed dress made from white silk with an overlay of black that gives the appearance of vertical stripes, decorated with a fringe hem and a large bow on the skirt. Museo del Traje collection. #fashionhistory

The iconic Hubert de Givenchy floor-length, black Italian satin evening gown with distinctive cut-out décolleté, worn by Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's, sold at Christies for £467,200 #OnThisDay in 2006. #audreyhepburn #fashionhistory

Day 5 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is Helen Taft's 1909 inaugural ball gown, made by the Frances Smith Company. It is made of white silk chiffon appliquéd with metallic floral embroidery and trimmed with lace, rhinestones and beads. National Museum of American History. #fashionhistory

TV personality, model and actress Tyra Banks was born #OnThisDay in 1973. She wore a version of this strapless dress hand-embellished with silver beads and sequins, designed by Randolph Duke for Halston's A/W 1997 collection, to the 1998 Academy Awards. For sale via 1stDibs. #fashionhistory