Joan Crawford won the Oscar for Best Actress at the 18th Academy Awards held #OnThisDay in 1946. She wore this Milo Anderson designed three-piece acid green silk boucle skirt suit in her winning role as Mildred Pierce. Collection of Motion Picture Costume Design #Oscars #costume
Opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa was born #OnThisDay in 1944. She wore this Jean-Pierre Ponnelle designed period pink satin gown, overlaid with pink organza and embellished with lace ruffles, to sing the role of Fiordiligi in Cosi Fan Tutte (1976). CNCS Moulins collection. #opera #costume
American singer and founding member of the Supremes, Mary Wilson, was born #OnThisDay in 1944. She wore this green petal dress, purchased at a Hollywood boutique, on the cover of the 1968 album Diana Ross and the Supremes Sing and Perform Funny Girl. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. #fashionhistory
This week's #ThirtiesThursday garment is this romantic couture evening dress of white organza and net with a floral motif, designed by Madeleine Vionnet in 1935. This dress formed part of the wardrobe of Lady Minoru Foley. V&A collection. #fashionhistory
English actress Samantha Eggar was born #OnThisDay in 1939. She wore this Ray Aghayan designed 1830s inspired gold taffeta pelisse with gigot sleeves and lace decoration, accessorised with a wide straw bonnet, as Emma Fairfax in Dr. Doolittle (1967). Heritage Auctions #film #costume
English actress Joan Greenwood was born #OnThisDay in 1921. She wore this Anthony Mendleson designed pale pink satin 17th century inspired dress embroidered with silver thread and trimmed with white moiré silk as Sophie Dorothea in Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948). #film #costume
Mark Bridges won the Oscar for Best Costume Design for his work on Phantom Thread at the Academy Awards #OnThisDay in 2018. He designed this blue woollen suit with a red silk lined capelet for the Spring collection of the fictional House of Woodcock in the film. #film #costume
American fashion and costume designer Gilbert Adrian was born #OnThisDay in 1903. He designed this 1940s black crêpe evening dress with a cape back and rhinestone embellishment that Ariana Grande wore on the Wicked: For Good press tour in 2025. Sold via 1st Dibs. #fashionhistory
American socialite and interior decorator Caroline Lee Radziwill was born #OnThisDay in 1933. She was photographed wearing a version of Yves Saint Laurent's A/W 1966 Rive Gauche collection cocktail dress. The metallic silk-brocade dress was sold by Timeless Vixen. #fashionhistory
American actress and director Bryce Dallas Howard was born #OnThisDay in 1981. She wore this Julian Day designed red and white 1950s dress, printed all over with a leaf motif, as Sheila Dwight in the Elton John biopic, Rocketman (2019). #film #costume #dress
Oscar-winning American actress Jennifer Jones was born #OnThisDay in 1919. She wore this Edith Head designed burgundy woollen belted dress over an ivory silk striped blouse as Singleton/Victoria Morland in the 1945 film, Love Letters. Sold via iCollector. #film #costume #dress
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'Self Portrait' by Barbara Walker (b.1964) © the artist. 📷 Usher Gallery
Oscar winning Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong'o was born #OnThisDay in 1983. She wore this Gucci jade green pleated chiffon evening dress, embellished with hand-painted silk flowers, to the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. V&A collection. #fashionhistory
American poet, playwright, and novelist Mercedes de Acosta was born #OnThisDay in 1892. Paul Poiret custom made this Russian Cossack inspired tunic from Bianchini-Férier cream silk provided by Mercedes, between 1922-37. Met Museum collection. #fashionhistory
Supermodel and philanthropist Natalia Vodianova was born #OnThisDay in 1982. She wore this S/S 1996 Christian Lacroix Haute Couture crystal adorned Mr. Pearl corset to the Fashion Trust Arabia Awards in Doha in 2025. Corset sold via 1stDibs. #fashionhistory
British-Ghanaian fashion designer Ozwald Boateng was born #OnThisDay in 1967. He designed this purple man's suit, consisting of a high closing jacket with angled pockets and tapered trousers made from wool, polyester and mohair, in 1996. V&A collection. #fashionhistory
Actress Dame Ellen Terry was born #OnThisDay in 1847. She wore this Alice Comyns-Carr designed 'Banqueting dress', made from lightweight cotton muslin shot through with gold thread, as Lady Macbeth in the 1888 production of Macbeth. National Trust Smallhythe Place collection. #theatre #costume
Actress and humanitarian Dame Elizabeth Taylor was born #OnThisDay in 1932. She wore this evening dress of copper bugle beads, embroidered with a black sequin and bead motif around the hem, to the 1960 premiere of the film, Scent of Mystery. Sold via Christies. #fashionhistory
This week's #ThirtiesThursday garment is this timeless leopard printed crêpe evening dress made by Busvine in c. 1933. The neckline of the figure-hugging dress is cut across the front in a diagonal, and the long skirt flares out at the hem. V&A collection. #fashionhistory
Tunisian couturier Azzedine Alaïa was born #OnThisDay in 1935. Inspired by the work of Madeleine Vionnet, he designed bias-cut dresses using synthetic fibers that cling to the body, such as this 1998 semi-sheer black acetate knit gown. Met Museum collection. #fashionhistory
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, was born #OnThisDay in 1883. She was gifted the Teck Ears of Wheat Tiara upon her 1904 marriage. Composed of diamond wheat ears that can be worn in multiple settings, Princess Alice is pictured wearing the tiara at the 1911 coronation. #royals #tiara
Italian costume designer Milena Canonero won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design #OnThisDay in 2007 for her designs for Marie Antoinette. Kirsten Dunst wore this pink silk gown with white feather trim as the French queen in the film's chapel scene. #film #costume #dress
This week's #TwentiesTuesday garment is this c. 1924 purple silk day dress, adorned with embroidery on the pockets, cuffs and collar. This type of casual dress was inspired by the innovative leisurewear being created by Lanvin and Chanel. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. #fashionhistory
French fashion designer Marcel Rochas was born #OnThisDay in 1902. He designed this grey and yellow layered tulle strapless evening gown, embellished with roses cascading down the skirt, in 1951. It is shown here modelled by Gigi Terwalgne. LILY et Cie collection. #fashionhistory
I had to google the headdress! It was created out of tiny feathers that Atwood made using a 3-D laser machine which is amazing!
British actress Emily Blunt was born #OnThisDay in 1983. She wore this Colleen Atwood designed silver dress with a breastplate inspired bodice, made from pleated metal fabric and aquarian tubing to resemble ice, as Queen Freya in The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016). #film #costume
Scottish actress Kelly Macdonald was born #OnThisDay in 1976. She wore this John Dunn and Lisa Padovani designed ivory and black patterned linen voile dress with pin tuck details on the bodice and black ribbon trim as Margaret Thompson in Boardwalk Empire. Sold via Propstore. #film #costume
The dress was actually inspired by a surviving garment in the V&A's collection.
Actress Drew Barrymore was born #OnThisDay in 1975. She wore this Cynthia Flynt designed pink satin 1960s wedding dress, with a pink lace overlay on the skirt and bow embellishment on the bodice, as Beverly Donofrio in Riding in Cars with Boys (2001). iCollector #film #costume
Michael O'Connor won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design #OnThisDay in 2009 for his work on The Duchess. Keira Knightly wore this ivory silk taffeta robe à la française trimmed with gold as Georgiana's wedding dress in the film. Cosprop collection. #film #costume
