Time for Tea

The tea gown was the Victorian equivalent of the Slanket: a loose, comfortable garment worn at home, for informal afternoon gatherings of intimate friends around the tea table. In an era when rigid padding and corseting were the fashionable ideal, it’s... Read Article ››

Skyscraper Style

In the 1920s, America's booming economy sent real estate prices–and buildings–soaring sky-high in crowded cities like New York and Chicago, where land was scarce and there was nowhere to go but up. Towering new edifices of glass and steel rose... Read Article ››

Summer Exhibitions Preview!

With our annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design exhibition closing this weekend, the FIDM Museum is looking ahead to coming attractions. This summer will bring to our galleries historic avant-garde fashion, Scarlett O'Hara-style hoopskirts, and... Read Article ››

Happy Earth Day!

The first Earth Day–celebrated 45 years ago on April 22, 1970–marked the founding of the modern environmental movement. Saving the planet was one of many social causes of the 1970s, along with women's liberation, gay rights, and ending the... Read Article ››

Hooray for Hollywood!

This is the last week to see the current FIDM Museum exhibition Art of Motion Picture Costume Design, featuring costumes from all five films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design (including winner The Grand Budapest Hotel, with... Read Article ››

Space Age Style

Fashion landed on the moon long before man did. In the early 1960s, in the throes of the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union, French couture designers like Pierre Cardin, Andre Courrèges, and Paco Rabanne sent so-called “Space Age”... Read Article ››

Flower Girls

Spring is in the air! Flowers have long symbolized the simplicity and transience of youth, making them perfect ornaments for these three girl's ensembles in the FIDM Museum's collection.   United Statesc 18972007.897.3Gift of Steven... Read Article ››

Mod Man: Oscar de la Renta

Nearly six months after his death, the late Oscar de la Renta is remembered for creating elegant, feminine gowns for socialites, First Ladies, and denizens of the red carpet. But his early collections were straight out of the the swinging '60s; one of his... Read Article ››

Put on your Easter bonnet!

Just in time for Easter bonnet inspiration, the FIDM Museum's Orange County Gallery is presenting A Century of Millinery Style: Hats from the Helen Larson Historic Fashion Collection, open through June 17. The installation–a modified version... Read Article ››