Italian fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli was born #OnThisDay in 1890. She designed this sky blue wool evening jacket with butterfly buttons for her summer 1937 collection. The garment was photographed by Horst for Vogue in the same year. MAD Paris collection. #FashionHistory

This week's #TwentiesTuesday garment is this c. 1922 printed silk voile evening dress designed by Callot Soeurs. The dress, worn by Winifred, Duchess of Portland, is embellished with sequins, bugle beads, and a net embroidered belt. V&A collection. #FashionHistory

Queen Paola of Belgium was born #OnThisDay in 1937. She wore this classic Chanel suit, made from beige tweed decorated with navy-blue edging, crocheted onto strips of red silk, in photographs to mark the first birthday of her eldest son in 1961. MoMuAntwerp #FashionHistory

This petticoat once belonged to Queen Victoria 👑 It is extremely rare as it is one of only a few examples of an early piece of underclothing worn by Queen Victoria 👗 🎥 Curatorial Assistant Kate Harris tells us more...

American actress Taraji P. Henson was born #OnThisDay in 1970. She wore this Francine Jamison-Tanchuck designed red beaded and fringed flapper dress and feather headdress to portray jazz singer Shug Avery in the 2023 film adaptation of The Color Purple. #film #costume #dress

This week's #ThirtiesThursday garment is this printed pink silk organza Schiaparelli dress embellished with butterflies. Dating from summer 1937, the shorter, waltz-length dress was the sensation of the season. Philadelphia Museum of Art collection. #FashionHistory

Oscar winning actress Claudette Colbert was born #OnThisDay in 1903. She wore this Gwen Wakeling designed navy silk period swimming costume, with white trimmings, as Nora Trinell in Remember the Day (1941). Sold by Julien's Auctions. #film #costume #dress

Friday Treat Time and we’re celebrating the start of #JaneAustenFestivalBath with this beautiful cinnamon gold silk pelisse! Perfect for a promenade, this fashionable overgarment dates to the mid-1810s and features velvet detailing and a charming striped silk ribbon tie.

English fashion designer Stella McCartney was born #OnThisDay in 1971. Meghan Markle wore a bespoke Stella McCartney halterneck silk crepe gown to attend her wedding reception in 2018. The designer later released a ready-to-wear version of the gown. #Fashionhistory #dress

A beautiful evening to open our latest exhibition bringing great art to Somerset with #SomersetArtWorks. Spinning A Yarn is a celebration of wool, landscape and creativity

The Appledore Book Festival kicked off in style this evening with the lovely Clare Balding!

Opening today: 'Enthoven Unboxed: 100 Years of Collecting Performance'. This free display shines a light on Gabrielle Enthoven, founder of the Theatre & Performance Collections, and explores her legacy at the V&A vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/en… 📷(c) Peter Kelleher / V&A

English singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse was born #OnThisDay in 1983. She wore this Vivienne Tam red and black plaid silk faille strapless dress, with a pleated satin trim, to attend the Meteor Ireland Music Awards in Dublin in 2007. Sold Julien's Auctions. #Fashionhistory #music

Today, we celebrate the life of Mary McFadden, who died yesterday at the age of 85. Here are some facts about the late designer that you might not know. vogue.com/article/a-prim…

American illustrator Charles Dana Gibson, the creator of the Gibson Girl, was born #OnThisDay in 1867. His 1900 drawing, “A Widow and Her Friends”, depicts a young widow wearing a black evening dress similar in silhouette to this House of Worth gown. The Metropolitan Museum of Art #Fashionhistory

Spinning A Yarn is now open at Somerset Rural Life Museum 🧶 Created in partnership with Somerset Art Works, the exhibition celebrates the rich heritage of this natural and sustainable material through artefacts, contemporary artworks, and art installations. Open until 30 November 2024. #wool

English author and former model Sophie Dahl was born #OnThisDay in 1977. She was photographed by Tim Walker for The Greatest Show on Earth story in Vogue wearing this red satin John Galliano for Christian Dior A/W 2004 haute couture gown with silver embroidery. #fashionhistory

Queen Letizia of Spain was born #OnThisDay in 1972. She has worn this Carolina Herrera Resort '21 collection dress with a monochromatic watercolour floral print, knotted bow waist, and voluminous skirt on multiple occasions. She is shown here in Madrid in 2023. #royalfashion