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For the ninth year, the FIDM Museum is hosting the annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design exhibition. It opens to the public today after a gala celebration on Saturday night. Unseasonable thunderstorms couldn't keep away the crowds, which... Read Article ››
Out & About: An Inspired Opening
Friends of the FIDM Museum gathered at the Los Angeles campus Thursday night to celebrate the opening of our newest exhibition, Inspired Eye: The Donald and Joan Damask Design Collection at the FIDM Museum. Donald Damask, Joan Damask, Associate... Read Article ››
Let Them Eat Cake: Marie Antoinette Re-Mixed
Join FIDM students and staff tomorrow night, May 13, from 4pm to 7pm for a reception celebrating Let Them Eat Cake: Marie Antoinette Re-Mixed, a display of fashion illustrations by FIDM students inspired by our current exhibition Opulent Art:... Read Article ››
Hooray for Hollywood!
This is the last week to see the current FIDM Museum exhibition Art of Motion Picture Costume Design, featuring costumes from all five films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design (including winner The Grand Budapest Hotel, with... Read Article ››
Put on your Easter bonnet!
Just in time for Easter bonnet inspiration, the FIDM Museum's Orange County Gallery is presenting A Century of Millinery Style: Hats from the Helen Larson Historic Fashion Collection, open through June 17. The installation–a modified version... Read Article ››
Intern Report: Sportswear in La Mode Illustrée
Marley Healy is a recent graduate of the MA program in Fashion Curation at the London College of Fashion. While in London, Marley worked on a variety of curatorial projects including exhibitions with the Rambert ballet company archive, the University of the... Read Article ››
Figaro, Figaro, Figaro!
For my first blog post as the FIDM Museum’s new Social Media Manager, I could not resist writing about an extraordinary survival from my favorite period in fashion history: the eighteenth century. Figaro Costume (Jacket, Vest, Breeches)Europe, 1790-1810Silk... Read Article ››
New exhibitions now open!
We've been looking forward to this day for a long time! Beginning at 10am today, two new FIDM Museum exhibitions are open: the 23rd Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibition and Opulent Art: 18th-Century Dress from the... Read Article ››
Two exhibitions opening in February!
On February 10, 2015, the FIDM Museum & Galleries opens two new exhibitions. The 23rd Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibition presents the best film costumes of 2014. The exhibition includes a range of costume genres, from... Read Article ››
The Difference is in the Details: Installing Marlene Dietrich’s Gown at the Skirball Cultural Center
Thanks to FIDM Museum Registrar Meghan Hansen for today's post! It features a highlight of our collection: a gown worn by Marlene Dietrich both on-screen and off. Designed by Irene Lentz Gibbons, Dietrich's gown will be on display at the Skirball... Read Article ››
Curating International Inspiration: The Donald and Joan Damask Collection
Associate Curator Christina Johnson recently curated an eclectic exhibition at the FIDM OC Gallery. In today's post, she describes how she combined diverse objects, from an Armani suit to a Chinese bamboo garment, into a cohesive, intriguing... Read Article ››
Superdoll exhibition now open!
On Thursday, July 31, the FIDM Museum & Galleries celebrated the release of SPELLBOUND™, the latest collection of handmade Chalk White™ couture Superdolls™. Designed by London artists Desmond Lingard and Charles Fegen since 2005, these fully... Read Article ››