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8th Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition July 22-September 20, 2014 Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm FREE! For the eighth year, this annual exhibition celebrates the art and artistry of Primetime Emmy® Nominated Costume Designers and... Read Article ››
Designing Hollywood: Designers
Designing Hollywood: Sketches from the Christian Esquevin Collection explores five themes: Studios, Genres, Designers, Wardrobe, and Stars. Today's post focuses on Designers, including background on how various designers got their start in... Read Article ››
Designing Hollywood: Genres
Designing Hollywood: Sketches from the Christian Esquevin Collection explores five themes: Studios, Genres, Designers, Wardrobe, and Stars. During the exhibition, we'll bring you blog posts highlighting each of these topics. If you didn't... Read Article ››
Designing Hollywood: Studios
Designing Hollywood: Sketches from the Christian Esquevin Collection explores five themes: Studios, Genres, Designers, Wardrobe, and Stars. Over the next few weeks, we'll bring you blog posts highlighting each of these topics. Today's post... Read Article ››
Christian Esquevin on Designing Hollywood
Designing Hollywood: Sketches from the Christian Esquevin Collection is now open at the FIDM Museum! Through November 1, 2014, see selected sketches and costumes from Hollywood's Golden Age. Sketches featured in the exhibition were loaned to the... 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 ››
Designing Hollywood: Sketches from the Christian Esquevin Collection
Designing Hollywood: Sketches from the Christian Esquevin Collection June 11, 2014–November 1, 2014 10am–5pm Tuesday through Saturday Free to the public Designing Hollywood: Sketches from the Christian Esquevin Collection reveals the brilliance of the... Read Article ››
Hollywood Behind the Scenes: Exhibition Production
Part two of Registrar Meghan Hansen's three-part post on producing the 22nd Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibition. Today's post focuses on a fascinating aspect of the process: matching costumes to mannequins. ********** As I... Read Article ››
Hollywood Behind the Scenes: Exhibition Pre-Production
When you visit the 22nd Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibition, you'll see a flawless display of more than 100 costumes. Of course, those mannequins didn't dress themselves! Today's post, written by FIDM Museum Registrar... Read Article ››
Catherine Martin wins two Academy Awards for The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby costumes by Catherine Martin, 2014 Oscar® Winner for Costume Design & Best Production Design. (L to R) Elizabeth Debicki as Jordan Baker, Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway, Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan, Joel Edgerton as Tom... Read Article ››
Images from the 22nd Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibition
By popular demand, today's post features more images of the 22nd Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design exhibition, including a few shots captured at the opening night party. Opening night is always a grand affair, with everyone dressed to... Read Article ››
The 22nd Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design exhibition is now open!
22nd Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design February 11-April 26, 2014 Tuesday–Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm FREE! We are delighted to announce the opening of the 22nd Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design exhibition! Offering visitors an... Read Article ››