What I Wish I Wore on My Summer Vacation
American clothing manufacturers looked to Europe for design inspiration in the years before World War II; London for tailored daywear and Paris for elaborate eveningwear. Not until combat closed France's borders were American designers, such as Claire... Read Article ››

Fundraising Friday: Day-to-Night Dressing
It's Fundraising Friday! The FIDM Museum is in the final months of a major fundraising campaign to purchase the Helen Larson Historic Fashion Collection, a private collection of 1,200 historic garments and accessories from four centuries assembled by the... Read Article ››

Just Add Water, Part II
In keeping with this week's beachy blog theme, here is a very different swimsuit, made of equally impractical materials. The publicity surrounding the scandalous bikini (introduced in 1946) had subsided by the 1960s, but not the carnal delight in gazing... Read Article ››

Just Add Water, Part I
It's the first day of summer vacation for FIDM students! Where better place to spend it than the beach? This Jazz Age man's swimsuit from the FIDM Museum collection is hardly recognizable as beachwear today. Gender-segregated swimming hours were... Read Article ››

London Calling
With the FIDM Museum curators and social media team heading to London for our 2015 Fashion Council Voyage, the blog will be featuring new posts drawn from our FABULOUS! catalogue for next two weeks. Look for all-new Fundraising Friday posts each week, as well... Read Article ››

Fundraising Friday: By Royal Appointment
It's Fundraising Friday! The FIDM Museum is in the final months of a major fundraising campaign to purchase the Helen Larson Historic Fashion Collection, a private collection of 1,200 historic garments and accessories from four centuries assembled by the... Read Article ››

Color to the Max
Stephen Burrows (b. 1943) became one of the first African-American fashion designers to achieve international fame when he participated with four other American designers in a fashion show held at the Palace of Versailles in 1973. The landmark... Read Article ››

Out & About: An Inspired Opening
Friends of the FIDM Museum gathered at the Los Angeles campus Thursday night to celebrate the opening of our newest exhibition, Inspired Eye: The Donald and Joan Damask Design Collection at the FIDM Museum.  Donald Damask, Joan Damask, Associate... Read Article ››

Fundraising Friday: Renaissance Man
It's Fundraising Friday! The FIDM Museum is in the final months of a major fundraising campaign to purchase the Helen Larson Historic Fashion Collection, a private collection of 1,200 historic garments and accessories from four centuries assembled by the... Read Article ››

The Rolls Royce of Knitwear
Named for the 70-carat Kimberly Diamond, the Kimberly knitwear company was "the Rolls Royce of the knitwear industry," according to Women's Wear Daily–a description the company's car-collecting founder must have appreciated. Jack... Read Article ››

Made in Hawaii
Alfred Shaheen (1922-2008) singlehandedly elevated Hawaiian shirts from tacky souvenirs to Tiki chic and, in the process, founded the modern Hawaiian fashion industry. Born in New Jersey and raised in Southern California, Shaheen moved to Oahu... Read Article ››
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