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22nd Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibition February 11-April 26, 2014 10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday through Saturday FREE Costume from Anna Karenina by Jacqueline Durran, the 2013 Academy Award winner for Best Costume. The Art of Motion Picture... Read Article ››
Opening Feb. 11: The 22nd Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibition
In just over three weeks, our annual exhibition of film costumes opens! On February 11, 2014, The 22nd Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibition opens to the public. This year's exhibition will include costumes from more than 20... Read Article ››
Halloween treat: Fancy Dresses Described by Ardern Holt, 1887
Fancy Dresses Described; or, What to Wear at Fancy Balls is a 19th century fancy dress manual, filled with creative, sometimes surprising, fancy dress costumes. Basket of daffodils, a pack of cards, the Suez Canal, a comet, and the eighteenth-century are just... Read Article ››
From Shaft to SMASH: An Exclusive Interview with Costume Designer Joseph G. Aulisi
The 7th Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design features a large group of costumes from the television show SMASH. With costumes designed by Joseph G. Aulisi, SMASH chronicled the ups and downs of an ensemble cast as they launched a Broadway show.... Read Article ››
The 7th Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design exhibiton opens today!
Join the FIDM Museum in celebrating the creativity and artistry of television costume design. Featuring more than 90 costumes from 16 popular television shows, the 7th Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design spotlights the work of talented Costume... Read Article ››
7th Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design exhibiton opens July 30
The FIDM Museum & Galleries and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences present 7th Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design July 30–October 19, 2013 10am–5pm Tuesday through Saturday Free to the Public For the seventh... Read Article ››
21st Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design exhibition is now open!
21st Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design February 12-April 27, 2013 Tuesday–Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm FREE and open to the public. The FIDM Museum is pleased to announce the opening of the 21st Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design... Read Article ››
21st Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design opens February 12, 2013
21st Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design February 12-April 27, 2013 Tuesday–Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm FREE and open to the public. Since its inception in 1992, the Art of Motion Picture Costume Design exhibition has honored the incredible... Read Article ››
6th Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design exhibition is open!
6th Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design July 31-October 20, 2012Tuesday–Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pmFREE and open to the public. Join us in celebrating the work of television costume designers at the 6th... Read Article ››
Exhibition: The 6th Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design
The FIDM Museum & Galleries and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences present The Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design For the sixth year, this annual exhibition salutes the work of this year's Primetime... Read Article ››
Fred Astaire’s dancing shoes
Tap Shoes Worn by Fred Astaire, c. 1930sSuede, leather & metal tapsDepartment of Recreation and Parks, City of Los Angeles/FIDM MuseumL88.1.125AB By the time he first appeared in a Hollywood film in 1933, Fred Astaire was already an experienced... Read Article ››
Mae West objects on display
Originally posted in 2009, this post explores Mae West's larger-than-life persona. Visit the 20th Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design exhibition to see one of Mae West's corsets and a pair of her platform shoes on exhibit. The... Read Article ››