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It's Fundraising Friday! The FIDM Museum is in the final months of a major fundraising campaign to purchase the Helen Larson Historic Fashion Collection, a private collection of 1,200 historic garments and accessories from four centuries assembled by the... Read Article ››
Fundraising Friday: The ‘It’ Bag of 1825
It's Fundraising Friday! The FIDM Museum is in the final months of a major fundraising campaign to purchase the Helen Larson Historic Fashion Collection, a private collection of 1,200 historic garments and accessories from four centuries assembled by the... 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 ››
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 ››
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 ››
Free Concert in Grand Hope Park!
Join us on Saturday, March 28 at 3 pm for a free concert in the park from LA Opera! The FIDM Museum is collaborating with LA Opera for their Figaro Unbound season in celebration of our exhibition Opulent Art: 18th-Century Dress from the Helen Larson Historic... Read Article ››
Summer Intern Application Deadline Extended to March 9!
If you missed the March 1 deadline for Summer Internship opportunities at the FIDM Museum, you have an extra week to get your application turned in. Send your cover letter and resume to internships@FIDMmuseum.org by March 9 to be considered... 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 ››
Out & About: Curatorial research trip to the Fashion Museum, Bath
Associate Curator Christina Johnson recently traveled to the Fashion Museum in Bath, England, where she spent a week researching museum founder Doris Langley Moore, thanks to receiving a travel grant from the Costume Society of America. ********... Read Article ››
International Inspiration: The Donald and Joan Damask Collection
Mariano Fortuny c. 1920Metallic stenciled silk velvetGift of Joan Beer and Donald Damask2013.1250.66 International Inspiration: The Donald and Joan Damask CollectionFIDM Gallery Orange CountyJune 26, 2014–November 1, 2014Monday through Friday (by... Read Article ››
Travel to Italy with the FIDM Museum Fashion Council
Venice at night (via) Join FIDM Museum Curators Kevin Jones and Christina Johnson on a fabulous Fashion Council trip to Italy! From November 14-23, 2014, they will lead a trip to Venice and Florence. While in Florence, participants will attend... Read Article ››
More BLISS
Open now at the FIDM Museum, BLISS: 19th-Century Wedding Gowns from The Helen Larson Historic Fashion Collection explores the evolving silhouette of 19th-century wedding gowns. From the simple sheaths of the First Empire to the complicated draperies of the... Read Article ››