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Worn #onthisday in 1871 by Alexandra, Princess of Wales--dressed as Mary, Queen of Scots, and carrying a Brazilian hummingbird feather fan--to the Waverley Ball in London, held to celebrate the centenary of Sir Walter Scott's birth and raise funds for his memorial. #OTD @RCT
Worn #onthisday in 1804 by James Monroe, the US ambassador to France, at Napoleon's coronation. The future president's preference for plain clothing clashed with the new emperor's desire to rejuvenate the French textile industry, decimated by the Revolution. #OTD @JMonroeMuseum
Worn #onthisday in 1789 to a Windsor Castle ball celebrating King George III's recovery from porphyria. The king designed the so-called Windsor Uniform, still worn today, accessorized here with a headdress reading “God Save the King,” painted by Ann Frankland Lewis. #OTD @LACMA