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

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Award-winning American actress Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco, was born #OnThisDay in 1929. She wore this Marc Bohan for Christian Dior A/W 1968 haute couture white silk jersey evening gown, decorated with white ostrich feathers, in a photoshoot. Palais de Monaco #fashionhistory

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English fashion designer Ken Fleetwood was born #OnThisDay in 1930. He designed this black and white silk evening dress with a printed skirt and polka dot bodice for Hardy Amies in 1968-70. It was worn by fashion editor Ernestine Carter. @V_and_A collection. #fashionhistory

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As we pause to observe Rememberance Day #OnThisDay, this silk evening dress designed by Ana de Pombo for the House of Paquin S/S 1937 collection features appliquéd, colour-drenched symbolic red poppies. @metmuseum collection. #rememberanceday #poppy

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American actress and singer Brittany Murphy was born #OnThisDay in 1977. She wore this Blumarine S/S 2002 embroidered and beaded nude silk dress as Molly Gunn in Uptown Girls (2003). Sold by @JuliensAuctions. #film #costume

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American entrepreneur, fashion designer, and socialite Lilly Pulitzer was born #OnThisDay in 1931. She designed this green and white floral printed cotton blend day dress with a matching belt in the late 1960s. Sold by @AugustaAuction. #fashionhistory

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Austrian-born actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr was born #OnThisDay in 1914. She wore this Irene designed green velvet gown, with an elaborate cross-motif embellishment on the sleeves, as Princess Veronica Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945). Gene London Cinema Collection #costume

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English designer and model Daphne Guinness was born #OnThisDay in 1967. She wore this ivory silk tulle empire-line gown, from Alexander McQueen's A/W 2008 'The Girl Who Lived in the Tree' collection, in a 2012 Harper's Bazaar photoshoot. Sold via @ChristiesInc. #fashionhistory

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Diwali, the festival of light, is celebrated #OnThisDay in 2026. This length of sheer black silk with a brocaded pattern of small rosettes in metal-wrapped silk thread was made at Benares in c. 1880. Black fabrics patterned with gold are often worn at Diwali. @V_and_A #Diwali

[The Tower of London @TowerOfLondon]

We will remember them.

📍 The Tower Remembers, Tower of London.
#RemembranceSunday

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Diana, Princess of Wales, attended the opening of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre #OnThisDay in 1989. She wore the iconic Catherine Walker 'Elvis Dress', consisting of a white silk strapless dress and matching bolero embellished with pearls and sequins. @V_and_A #fashionhistory

[Dr Kate Strasdin @kateStrasdin]

This time of year always has me searching for an interesting sock to wear. These c1900 stockings are just the thing, with either a sparkling snake curling around the calf or a garland of flowers blooming around the ankles @V_and_A #FashionHistory

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Australian dramatic coloratura soprano Dame Joan Sutherland was born #OnThisDay in 1926. She wore this Kristian Fredrikson designed and William Paterson made Renaissance-style dress as Lucrezia in the Australian Opera's 1977 production of Lucrezia Borgia. @artscentremelb #costume

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English model and actress Jean Shrimpton was born #OnThisDay in 1942. She was photographed by Brian Duffy wearing this S/S 1965 John Bates/Jean Varon designed ‘Casbah’ dress with a mesh midriff. The dress was chosen as the @Fashion_Museum’s 1965 Dress of the Year. #fashionhistory

[Historic Royal Palaces @HRP_palaces]

✨The clocks went back and suddenly our palaces got even more atmospheric... 🌙 🏰

If you could go back in time to one night in the history of these palaces, which would you choose? Share your answer in the comments 👇

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The wedding of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott took place at Buckingham Palace #OnThisDay in 1935. Find out more about the bride's Hartnell 'pink' wedding dress via
https://t.co/Wn6edqKrwL #fashionhistory

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Actress Thandiwe Newton was born #OnThisDay in 1972. She wore this Ane Crabtree designed fuchsia and black striped bodice with black lace trim, and a matching draped skirt with contrasting fuchsia & black floral trim, as Maeve Millay in S1 of Westworld. @HeritageAuction #costume

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British actress Vivien Leigh was born #OnThisDay in 1913. She wore this period wool and silk dress with a black velvet trimmed collar as Paola in Duel of Angels at the Apollo Theatre (1958). The costumes were designed by Christian Dior and recreated by Bermans. @V_and_A #costume

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Remember, remember, the 5th of November... 🎆 This Ib Jorgensen black velvet 'Fireworks' jacket, dating to 1979, was hand-embroidered and beaded by S. Lock Ltd (now Hand & Lock) to a design created by Patricia Jorgensen. @NMIreland collection. #fashionhistory #fireworks

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Former American First Lady Laura Bush was born #OnThisDay in 1946. She wore this Michael Faircloth designed ruby-red gown of crystal-embroidered Chantilly lace over silk georgette to her husband's 2001 inaugural balls. Dress from the @amhistorymuseum collection. #fashionhistory

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French and American couturière Pauline Trigère was born #OnThisDay in 1908. She designed this printed silk chiffon wide-leg jumpsuit, with a multi-way front, that was photographed by Henry Clarke for the December 1966 issue of Vogue. Sold via @ShrimptonCoutur. #fashionhistory