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We often share pieces from the FIDM Museum Special Collections, but did you know our holdings include several design archives? Today we’re giving you an overview of the archives in our collection, featuring personal papers, photographs, clippings, business records, sketches, and assorted ephemera from prominent 20th century fashion figures. Mid-20th century sketch and fabric swatches Read More »
As you explore the new FIDM Museum Online Collections, we want to make sure you can navigate the database as smoothly as possible. Below, you'll find questions and answers that should help guide you through the search process. Of course, if you have any additional questions please feel free to comment below, or send us Read More »
The FIDM Museum is dedicated to making our collections accessible to the public, so we are thrilled to announce the launch of a brand new feature on our website: The Online Collections Database! You can can now search the collections digitally, browse pictures, and learn more information about the Museum's objects. The video below will Read More »
Meet Madame Olympe! Curator Kevin Jones relays the story behind the mysterious, intriguing southern businesswoman who thrived in a world of male-dominated industry, and survived an internal conflict that threatened to tear this country apart... Olympe Boisse, Reception Gown, ca. 1866-67. FIDM Museum: Gift of Cathy Gordon, 2007.893.1AB. Photo: Brian Sanderson. The genesis of my Read More »
For our latest blog post, the FIDM Museum’s Associate Curator Christina Johnson does a deep dive into the most American of fabrics: denim. The impetus for her research is a rare coat in our permanent collection, and her path to interpreting it winds through the complex history of cotton and enslaved labor in the United Read More »
Iesha Coppin-Forde For our next two blog posts, Iesha Coppin-Forde takes us on a journey through the pages of Ebony magazine. Iesha was the FIDM Museum’s Lori and Sal Santamaura 2021 Summer Study Grant Digital Intern; she is a recent graduate of the School of Art and Design History and Theory at Parsons School of Read More »
Are you a museum professional with a dedication to organization and a passion for fashion history? Read on for an exciting opportunity! The FIDM Museum seeks a qualified Registrar to oversee daily operations and multiple on-going projects. The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented and familiar with fashion history. They should have experience overseeing a collections Read More »
The FIDM Museum is proud to debut our newly designed website, complete with a fresh color palette, streamlined organization, and most importantly, plenty of resources at your fingertips - all on one easy-to-use site. Start your research off with a visit to the FIDM Museum’s searchable Blog and Online Collections, a database that we are Read More »
At the end of 2020, the fashion industry lost an icon: Pierre Cardin, a cultural revolutionary whose career spanned over seven decades. Best known for his futuristic designs that embodied the youthful ideals of the Space Age and swinging sixties, Cardin contributed more than just his forward-thinking aesthetic to the fashion world. In a time Read More »
Just in time for the holiday season, FIDM Museum Registrar/Coordinator Leigh Wishner shares her research on our 'Toy Solider' textile fragment, likely inspired by the 1934 MGM classic Babes in Toyland. Read on to learn how this dynamic textile was made - including rare photographs of the fabric in production at the mill, courtesy of the Read More »
We are one week away from the presidential election - have you made your plan to vote? Whether it’s early or on election day, in-person or by mail, we have the perfect garment to encourage your sense of civic duty: a 1980s linen shirtdress printed with the words of the United States constitution. Surprisingly, this Read More »
In 1970, a small boutique in Galerie Vivienne, Paris - painted top to bottom with lush vegetation as a tribute to Henri Rousseau’s The Dream - brought a fresh sartorial perspective to the venerated fashion capital. The store, Jungle Jap, was an antithesis to the buttoned-up couture creations on Avenue Montaigne; instead, cheerful prints, bright Read More »
