Re-Designing History: The Competition
  In conjunction with our current exhibit, Re-Designing History: FIDM Museum Study Collection, 1850-2000, FIDM Museum & Galleries held a design competition for currently enrolled FIDM students to re-design history by creating illustrations inspired... Read Article ››

Man’s dressing gown, 1905-1915
  Throughout the 19th and into the first decade of the 20th century, mainstream formal and business dress for men was a black suit and light colored (often white) shirt paired with a black bow-tie. Constructed from durable wool and lacking all... Read Article ››

Traveling in High Style, part 2
Dani Killam, Assistant Registrar, wrote this post about the process of packing an exhibit for shipment to another museum. To read more about how we organize and prep for this process, read our recent post Traveling in High Style.“It’s a puzzle!” This... Read Article ››

FIDM Museum wins Richard Martin Award!
High Style: Betsy Bloomingdale and the Haute Couture just won the Richard Martin Award! Named for Richard Martin (1947-1999), former costume curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute and the Museum at FIT, this annual award recognizes... Read Article ››

Alice in Wonderland visits the FIDM Museum
Alice in Wonderland costumes designed by Colleen Atwood will be on display at the FIDM Museum & Galleries until June 19th. This free exhibition will be open to the public Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Alice in Wonderland design exhibition is... Read Article ››

The Art of Costume Illustration
  The Art of Costume Illustration   FIDM Museum & GalleriesMay 18, 2010 – June 19, 2010 Showcasing 75 years of costume illustration, this display features over 200 film and television costume illustrations. Represented among the more than 50... Read Article ››

FIDM Museum Shows Off at Debut
Our post today was written by Meghan Grossman Hansen, FIDM Museum Registrar. Last month the FIDM Museum participated in the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising’s annual Debut fashion show—but calm your fears, there were no models sauntering... Read Article ››

Young Bess French hood
Released in 1953, the film Young Bess is a fictionalized biography of Queen Elizabeth I. Focusing on her life before she was crowned queen, the film is set in the late 1540s and stars Jean Simmons as Young Bess. The lavish, historically inspired costumes were... Read Article ››
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