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The FIDM Museum blog will be on hiatus through early January 2015. In the meantime, enjoy weekly posts from the archives. To keep up with our current projects, find us on Facebook and Twitter, which will be updated regularly during... Read Article ››
From the Archives: Blanche and Simone velvet hat
The FIDM Museum blog will be on hiatus through early January 2015. In the meantime, enjoy weekly posts from the archives. To keep up with our current projects, find us on Facebook and Twitter, which will be updated regularly during... Read Article ››
From the Archives: Duvelleroy fan-bag
The FIDM Museum blog will be on hiatus through early January 2015. In the meantime, enjoy weekly posts from the archives. To keep up with our current projects, find us on Facebook and Twitter, which will be updated regularly during... Read Article ››
Franco Moschino Survival Jacket
Survival Jacket Franco Moschino Spring/Summer 1991 Museum Purchase 2005.5.36A-U Survival of the fashion fittest is the theme of Franco Moschino's (1950-1994) tongue-in-check Survival Jacket. Made from khaki twill, a fabric associated with military... Read Article ››
Hairwork diadem
Diadem 1875-1900 Bolognese & Son, Jeweler Gift of Andrea Tice in memory of Carmelita Johnson 2008.46.278AB This diadem of human hair ornamented with gold and semiprecious stones appears to be a one-of-a-kind accessory. Such a unique headpiece was... Read Article ››
Love-cuffs, 1955
Chatelaine Pin 1955 Gold-plated metal Gift of Jimmie Romero in memory of Christie Romero 2012.943.28AB This Love-Cuffs chatelaine pin was but one item in a line of “solid gold look” hand-cuff themed jewelry manufactured by Alice Jewelry of... Read Article ››
Behind the scenes of Artfully Adorned: Jewelry from the Christie Romero Collection
Today's post offers a look at the many steps involved in curating Artfully Adorned: Jewelry from the Christie Romero Collection. Now on view in the Annette Green Fragrance Archive, this exhibition explores two centuries of jewelry history. Below, former... Read Article ››
Fashion Birthday: Walter Plunkett
Costume designer Walter Plunkett was born on this day in 1902. To celebrate the occasion, we offer you a French hood designed by Plunkett for Young Bess (1953), a fictionalized biography of Queen Elizabeth I. It was first published in 2010. If... Read Article ››
Karl Lagerfeld straw boater
Boater Spring/Summer 1988 Karl Lagerfeld Straw, cotton Museum Purchase 2007.5.5 Mariner hats—known as boaters—have been popular with women since the 1880s, when they were stylish accessories for yachting ensembles and tailored suits patterned... Read Article ››
Fred Astaire’s shoes on exhibit in Elegance in an Age of Crisis at MFIT
We are delighted that objects from the FIDM Museum collection are featured in Elegance in an Age of Crisis: Fashions of the 1930s at the Museum at FIT in New York City. Our contribution to this exhibition consists of eight pairs of shoes worn by Fred... Read Article ››
Embroidered evening wedge shoes, late 1930s
The modern wedge shoe was developed by Italian shoe maker Salvatore Ferragamo (1898-1960) during the 1930s. Starting in the 1920s, Ferragamo designed stylish, trend-setting shoes for Greta Garbo, Paulette Goddard, Claudette Colbert, Clare Boothe Luce,... Read Article ››
Top five posts of 2013: Sarah Elizabeth Craft’s Easter bonnet, 1852
The sad tale of Sarah Elizabeth Craft's Easter bonnet is the 2nd most popular blog post of 2013. Purchased in 1852 as a Christmas gift for 11 year old Sarah, the bonnet was never worn due to Sarah's untimely death. Carefully stored after... Read Article ››