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Planes, Trains & Automobiles: Travel & Fashion June 20-July 19, 2013 Monday to Friday 10am-5pm Free Admission Planes, Trains & Automobiles: Travel & Fashion explores travel wear from the beginning of the 20th century through the 1960s.... Read Article ››
Helmut Lang sheer dress, c. 1994
If something is good, it doesn't go out of style every six months. — Helmut Lang1 Helmut Langc. 1994Gift of Doris Raymond in honor of Kevin Jones2011.800.1 Almost classical in its simplicity, this black dress demonstrates Helmut Lang's (b. 1956)... Read Article ››
United States Army Air Forces dress uniform, c. 1943
Freedom's On Me, an exhibition of Poto Leifi's poignant, stylized portraits of fallen soldiers, opens today. This free exhibit will be open daily, 10 am-5 pm, through June 1, including Memorial Day. In honor of this commemorative exhibit and... Read Article ››
Versace Mare bikini, c. 1994
According to the inimitable fashion editor and curator Diana Vreeland, a bikini reveals "everything about a girl except her mother's maiden name."1 As Vreeland noted, bikinis are defined by their scant coverage and are rarely more than a few... Read Article ››
Evening dress, c. 1926
No matter what your feelings about director Baz Luhrmann's new cinematic adaption of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic American novel The Great Gatsby, you can't deny that the film is generating interest in 1920s fashion. Though reaction to the... Read Article ››
Memorial Day Exhibition: “Freedom’s On Me”
Freedom's On Me Presented by the FIDM Chapter of the Student Veterans of America Open Daily May 25, 2013 – June 1, 2013 10 am- 5 pmOpen Memorial Day Free to the Public Commemorating Memorial Day and members of the US Military fallen in Iraq and... Read Article ››
Printed cotton parasol, c. 1909-1919
Two women posed for this casual outdoor snapshot, c. 1911. Their nearly identical ensembles of short-sleeved middy blouses and ankle-length skirts suggest summertime leisure. Though popular as school uniforms for children, middy blouses were also worn as... Read Article ››
Out & About: Fred Astaire’s tuxedo on exhibit at the RISD Museum
In today's post, FIDM Museum Registrar Meghan Grossman Hansen describes the process of preparing objects for transport to exhibitions at other institutions. FIDM Museum has an active loan program, and we often have 1 or more objects on exhibit at museums... Read Article ››
Christian Dior New York evening gown, c. 1953-55
Christian Dior's New Look, introduced in February 1947, was a dramatic turning point. Banishing the boxy suits and dresses of the World War II era, the New Look ushered in an era of exaggerated femininity. Based on shapely curves and contours, and using... Read Article ››
Out & About: Visiting the Maryhill Museum of Art
Though our blog posts usually focus solely on FIDM Museum projects, today’s post explores another museum's collection. I recently visited the Maryhill Museum of Art, home of the legendary Théâtre de la Mode. Because of Maryhill’s location in rural... Read Article ››
Fashion Birthday: Vivienne Westwood
Happy birthday to Vivienne Westwood, born on this day in 1941! We wish her the best and look forward to many more of her inventive designs. Though Westwood's early career, which began in the early 1970s, was closely associated with punk, by the 1980s she... Read Article ››
Unpack fashion history with FIDM Museum’s Fashion Council
Are you fascinated by fashion history? Interested in learning more about the twentieth century's most influential fashion designers and silhouettes? We can help! FIDM Museum is delighted to announce a new opportunity to learn more about the fashion and... Read Article ››