Victoria Haddock

Dress and design historian | Curator.
Views my own.

[Victoria Haddock @vickyhaddock]

The Life of Eva Perón: First Lady, Activist, Actress and Philanthropist is out now.

https://t.co/Abik310tlH

[Historic Royal Palaces @HRP_palaces]

A doorway to the past 🚪 Time to test your knowledge of our palaces...🏰 Can you identify where each of these historic doors lead? 🤔

Tell us your answers in the comments 👇

[Victoria Haddock @vickyhaddock]

This week's #TwentiesTuesday garment is this bridesmaid dress of mauve satinised cotton with a lace trim and a wide-brimmed hat that was worn by Eileen Amy Brock at the wedding of her cousin Mabel Fraser-Spooner to Raymond Thackeray in 1925. @V_and_A collection. #fashionhistory

[Victoria Haddock @vickyhaddock]

Dancer, actress and singer, Lena Horne, was born #OnThisDay in 1917. She wore this Giorgio di Sant'Angelo patchwork dress made from panels of velvet, cotton, and silk, on the 1969 television show "Kraft Music Hall Presents the Sound of Burt Bacharach". @UNT_TFC #fashionhistory

[Dr Kate Strasdin @kateStrasdin]

This is described as a summer party ensemble & though it is a subtle shade, I love its mutedness & attention to detail. The matching jacket is a neat piece of tailoring & the skirt & neckline are essentially a great swathe of smocking. Ceil Chapman, mid 1950s @AugustaAuction

[Wimbledon @Wimbledon]

Naomi Osaka is her ✨

[Victoria Haddock @vickyhaddock]

Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins was born #OnThisDay in 1980. She wore a version of Vivienne Westwood's 2012 draped, silk chiffon Diamond Jubilee dress that is printed with the Union Jack to sing the national anthem at the Royal Variety Performance in 2025. #fashionhistory

[Victoria Haddock @vickyhaddock]

First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attended a reception in Mexico on an official state visit with President Kennedy #OnThisDay in 1962. She wore this Oleg Cassini designed strapless evening dress in azure blue silk crêpe with a bow at the bustline. @JFKLibraryFdn #fashionhistory

[Victoria Haddock @vickyhaddock]

American actress and singer Katharine McPhee married record producer David Foster at the St. Yeghiche Armenian Apostolic Church in London #OnThisDay in 2019. The bride wore a strapless Zac Posen gown with a sweetheart neckline made from layers of striped tulle. #fashionhistory

[Victoria Haddock @vickyhaddock]

Happy International Pride Day 🏳️‍🌈 Linda Jackson's 1988 hand-painted cotton 'Rainbow' evening dress evokes the colours of the pride flag that was designed by artists including Gilbert Baker, Lynn Segerblom and James McNamara in the 70s. @powerhouse collection. #fashionhistory #pri

[Victoria Haddock @vickyhaddock]

Argentine First Lady Eva Perón met Pope Pius XII at the Vatican during her Rainbow Tour of Europe #OnThisDay in 1947. She wore a black silk crepe dress with a veil designed by Olimpia Ogando at the House of Bernarda. @MuseoEvita #Evita #fashionhistory

[Cristóbal Balenciaga Museoa @museobalenciaga]

En la alta costura, la modernidad no siempre nace del gesto más visible. 🧵 👇

[Victoria Haddock @vickyhaddock]

Italian fashion designer Giambattista Valli was born #OnThisDay in 1966. He designed this strapless black silk faille bustier dress with a cascading white silk organza ruffle skirt for his eponymous brand's A/W 2023 haute couture collection. #fashionhistory

[Simon's Cat 🐾 @SimonsCat]

Keep your cats Cool, Calm & Collected in the heatwave! 🌞😺

[TCM @tcm]

All of us at TCM are saddened to hear about the passing of Oscar-nominated actress Ann Blyth.

Over the years, she became a dear friend to the TCM family sharing stories of her life and career with us and her fans.

Cinema will be less bright without this shining star.

[Dr Kate Strasdin @kateStrasdin]

Love it or hate it? I am definitely a fan of the #1830s. I am drawn to its exaggerations and dramatic proportions which appear almost caricature like in drawings until you compare them to the real thing @metmuseum #FashionHistory

[Victoria Haddock @vickyhaddock]

American fashion and costume designer Vera West was born #OnThisDay in 1897. She designed this custom-made brown and tan plaid three-piece suit that was worn by John Wayne as Pittsburgh Markham in Pittsburgh (1942). Collection of Motion Picture Costume Design. #film #costume

[Victoria Haddock @vickyhaddock]

American actress Jeanne Eagels was born #OnThisDay in 1890. Kim Novak portrayed Eagels in the 1957 bio-pic, Jeanne Eagels, in which she wore this Jean Louis designed silver satin dress with a silver chiffon overlay accented with rhinestones. Sold by @pihauctions. #film #costume

[Historic Royal Palaces @HRP_palaces]

We're a big fan of these 🪭

With all this hot weather, which of these fans from our collection would you be picking to keep yourself cool? Let us know 👇

1. 18th-century fan painted with a scene depicting the Biblical story of Eliezer and Rebecca.

[Victoria Haddock @vickyhaddock]

This week's #ThirtiesThursday garment is this rust silk charmeuse evening dress with an attached self belt embellished with a faux amber buckle. The dress was retailed by Bergdorf Goodman in 1938. @phxart collection. #fashionhistory

[Victoria Haddock @vickyhaddock]

The Duchess of Edinburgh attended a Buckingham Palace State Banquet to mark the visit of the Japanese Emperor and Empress #OnThisDay in 2024. She wore the green silk chiffon Suzannah Crystalline Couture Silk Gown with the delicate Art Deco Lotus Flower Tiara. #fashionhistory