English actress Sophie Winkleman, Lady Frederick Windsor, was born #OnThisDay in 1980. To attend the 2011 wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, she wore an Armani Privé midnight blue sheath dress with a patterned coat and matching Philip Treacy hat. #fashionhistory

American actress Cammie King was born #OnThisDay in 1934. She is best known for portraying Bonnie Blue Butler in Gone with the Wind (1939), in which she wore this Walter Plunkett grey wool jacket with matching hat and muff (later modified for use in another film). Sold via Bonhams. #film #costume

This week's #TwentiesTuesday garment is this black silk flapper dress embellished with a hand-beaded trompe l'oeil tasseled belt. The centre tassel is only connected at the top so that it would swing when the wearer moved. Sold by Shrimpton Couture. #fashionhistory

Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother was born #OnThisDay in 1900. She wore this Norman Hartnell designed white satin and silver lace crinoline evening gown in 1938 during the State Visit to France. It formed part of the famous "White Wardrobe". Royal Collection Trust. #fashionhistory

American fashion designer and businesswoman Anne Klein was born #OnThisDay in 1923. She designed this kaftan-style synthetic evening dress for the Anne Klein and Company A/W 1973-74 collection. Met Museum collection. #fashionhistory

American actress Jean Hagen was born #OnThisDay in 1923. She wore this Walter Plunkett designed green flapper dress, embellished with fringe and silver sequins, in her Oscar nominated role as Lina Lamont in Singin' in the Rain (1952). Norman Tipton Collection. #film #costume

American actress Myrna Loy was born #OnThisDay in 1905. She wore this Dolly Tree designed white Grecian-style Hollywood nightgown with heavy gold beading and metal decoration on the shoulders as Kay Wilson in I Love You Again (1940). Nicholas Inglis Collection. #film #costume

Spanish singer María de los Ángeles Felisa Santamaría Espinosa, known professionally as Massiel, was born #OnThisDay in 1947. She wore a Courrèges tulle minidress decorated with pink flowers when she won the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "La, la, la". #fashionhistory

Scottish fashion designer Charles Jeffrey was born #OnThisDay in 1990. He designed this androgynous tartan 'Short Faulds Dress' in a metallic version of his signature LOVERBOY tartan for the Portal S/S 2022 collection. National Museums Scotland © Charles Jeffrey Loverboy #fashionhistory

Yves Saint Laurent was born #OnThisDay in 1936. He designed this pink silk tulle 'Cascade' evening dress embellished with layers of beaded fringe and sequins, accented with a silk bow at the waist, for Christian Dior's A/W 1959 couture collection. Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris. #fashionhistory

Actress and model Geraldine Chaplin was born #OnThisDay in 1944. She wore this Malcolm Starr blue and pink silk chiffon evening dress, embellished with beads and sequins, in her cameo as "Girl at Dance" in A Countess From Hong Kong (1967). Sold by Heritage Auctions. #film #costume

German-born socialite and fashion icon Dolores Guinness was born #OnThisDay in 1936. She was photographed by Mark Shaw wearing this Christian Dior black Chantilly de Calais lace 'Sévillane' evening dress from the S/S 1959 Haute Couture collection. Sold via Bonhams. #fashionhistory

This week's #ThirtiesThursday garment is this shocking pink silk crêpe evening dress designed by Elsa Schiaparelli in Summer 1937. The dress features a textured purple silk velvet over bodice and a coordinating long silk crêpe slip. Museum at FIT collection. #fashionhistory

Novelist and poet Emily Brontë was born #OnThisDay in 1818. The 2026 film Wuthering Heights, based loosely on Brontë's 1847 novel, was costumed by Jacqueline Durran who designed this red synthetic plastic skirt and white blouse for Cathy portrayed by Margot Robbie. #film #costume

American silent film and stage actress Theda Bara was born #OnThisDay in 1885. She wore this George James Hopkins designed silver, gold and blue period gown with ermine accents as Jeanne Vauberniere in the 1917 silent film Madame Du Barry. Sold by Profiles in History Auctions. #film #costume

Lady Diana Spencer married Prince Charles #OnThisDay in 1981. The bride wore the Spencer Tiara, that is designed in the garland style, interspersed with star- and trumpet-shaped flowers set with diamonds and mounted in gold. The tiara is believed to date from 1767. #royalhistory

This week's #TwentiesTuesday garment is this c. 1925 black satin dress with an asymmetrical side-back train from the House of Worth. It features sequin and beading embellishment at the shoulders and around the waist and a cerise ruffle on the back. Philadelphia Art Museum. #fashionhistory

Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was born #OnThisDay in 1929. She wore this Oleg Cassini designed strapless evening dress in ivory Ziberline with a bodice embroidered with jet beads to a state dinner honoring Prime Minister Nehru in 1961. JFK Library collection. #fashionhistory

Navy and white polka dots anyone? Hattie Carnegie offers some sheer, some stripes and some spots in this #1940s evening dress with some teeny matching covered buttons centre front #goldsteinmuseum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Queen Elizabeth II visited the West Midlands as part of her Silver Jubilee tour #OnThisDay in 1977. She wore a green silk dupion Norman Hartnell day dress and coat with inset circular panels with a silk organza headscarf-style hat by milliner Simone Mirman. Royal Collection Trust. #fashionhistory

Canadian fashion model and actress Winnie Harlow was born #OnThisDay in 1994. She wore this Ralph & Russo S/S 2019 Haute Couture black tulle fishtail gown with crocodile shaped embroidery in bugle beads to the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Sold via Bonhams. #fashionhistory

Eva Perón died at the Unzue Palace at 8:25pm #OnThisDay in 1952. She was just 33 years old. The Argentine First Lady had been suffering from cervical cancer for over three years. Find out more about her life in my book, The Life of Eva Perón (published by & Sword Books). #evita #womenshistory

Award-winning British actress Dame Helen Mirren was born #OnThisDay in 1945. She wore this Daniel Orlandi designed pink wool skirt suit, with appliqué detailing on the jacket, as gossip columnist Hedda Hopper in the 2015 film, Trumbo. #film #costume

Catherine, Princess of Wales, introduced Prince George at St. Mary’s Hospital #OnThisDay in 2013. She wore a bespoke Jenny Packham cornflower-blue crepe de chine dress with a white polka dot print. Many saw it as a tribute to the teal polka dot dress worn by Princess Diana in 1982. #fashionhistory

Somali fashion model and entrepreneur Iman was born #OnThisDay in 1955. She modelled this tailored red wool jacket with a peplum and high collar, from Thierry Mugler's Les Infernales LES (She Devils) Collection, on the A/W 1988-89 catwalk. Sold by 1stDibs. #fashionhistory

Singer, actress and businesswoman Jennifer Lopez was born #OnThisDay in 1969. She famously wore a plunging green sheer silk chiffon Versace dress printed with a tropical leaf and bamboo pattern to the 42nd Grammy Awards ceremony in 2000. Fashion Museum Bath collection. #fashionhistory

American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart was born in Kansas #OnThisDay in 1897. She wore this c. 1928 leather wool-lined flight suit, manufactured by Arnold, Constable & Company, on one of her long-distance flights. Smithsonian Postal Museum collection. #womenshistory #fashionhistory

This week's #ThirtiesThursday garment is this Jean Patou black silk evening dress. The bodice features cut-work above the bust and is embellished with a silver sequin flower. Sold via Christies. #fashionhistory

The Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen wedding dress worn by Catherine, Princess of Wales, went on display at Buckingham Palace #OnThisDay in 2011. Queen Elizabeth II was supposedly not a fan of the headless mannequin used to exhibit the Cartier Halo tiara! #fashionhistory

English fashion designer Alice Temperley was born #OnThisDay in 1975. Catherine, Princess of Wales, has worn this Temperley London black lace 'Amoret' gown with a thin crêpe belt on multiple occasions, including to the 2012 London premiere of War Horse. #fashionhistory