Fundraising Friday: A Purple Poiret
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 1,400 historic garments and accessories from four centuries. Each Friday, this blog will... Read Article ››

The Nude Look
"The nude look is the new look," Women's Wear Daily declared on February 15, 1966. In Paris, daring couturiers like Pierre Cardin and Yves Saint Laurent were crafting barely-there dresses of unlined chiffon, strategically embellished with... Read Article ››

Delivering Dietrich’s Dress
Last fall, the FIDM Museum lent a Marlene Dietrich dress to the exhibition Light & Noir: Emigrés and Exiles in Hollywood, 1933-1950, at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The strapless evening gown in a paisley... Read Article ››

This Saturday: A Taste of the Emmys
Join us this Saturday, August 22, in the FIDM Museum foyer for tasty TV-inspired treats in honor of our 9th Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design exhibition! Relive The Affair with Savory Seaside Dips. Experience Orange is the... Read Article ››

Fundraising Friday: Meet Maison Félix
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 1,400 historic garments and accessories from four centuries. Each Friday, this blog will... Read Article ››

What Inspires a Curator?
In today's post, Associate Curator Christina Johnson takes us behind the scenes of Inspired Eye: The Donald and Joan Damask Design Collection at the FIDM Museum, explaining how the exhibition's design serves the concept suggested by... Read Article ››

Remembering Arnold Scaasi
A week ago today, the fashion world lost designer Arnold Scaasi (1930-2015), whose gowns have been seen on the red carpet and on First Ladies from Mamie Eisenhower to Laura Bush. Scaasi is best known for his outrageously theatrical looks for sixties... Read Article ››

Fundraising Friday: A Fabulous Fortuny
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 1,400 historic garments and accessories from four centuries. Each Friday, this blog will present an... Read Article ››

Out & About: The #4for400 Launch Party
Donuts and a DJ welcomed guests–including fashion bloggers, designers, and FIDM students and supporters–to the FIDM Museum's #4for400 Launch Party on August 4th. The museum is asking for donations of $4 (or more) to save 400 years of fashion... Read Article ››