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Have you visited the FIDM Museum's Annette Green Fragrance Gallery on the second floor of our Los Angeles campus? This intimate space has held a range of exhibitions showcasing fragrance, jewelry, and accessories. We are happy to announce our new exhibition Scents and Sensibilities: A Century of Fragrance Concepts will open in this gallery on Read More »
Our institution is proud to house a robust collection of specialty materials relating to fashion, such as sketches, magazines, books, patterns, fashion plates, photographs, ephemera, and even personal designer archives. However, archive collections take an enormous amount of time and dedication to organize in order to make them accessible to students, researchers, and the public. We've had Read More »
We are exceptionally lucky at the FIDM Museum to have the help of talented interns and volunteers throughout the year. This summer, we were thrilled to welcome Kasia Stempniak as our intern, who worked on curatorial research (including French translations), exhibition installation, and everything in between. Kasia is a Ph.D. candidate in Romance Studies at Duke University. Her dissertation looks at Read More »
As you explore the new FIDM Museum Online Collections, we want to make sure you can navigate the database as smoothly as possible. Below, you'll find questions and answers that should help guide you through the search process. Of course, if you have any additional questions please feel free to comment below, or send us Read More »
Today's post (originally published in 2010) unwraps a collection of Christmas cards from couturier Lucien Lelong in the FIDM Museum's Annette Green Fragrance Archive. ********** Greeting card sent by Lucien Lelong 1935-1940 Gift of Monique Fink F2006.877.155 Read More »
Yesterday, the venerable Bill Blass label was relaunched under the leadership of new creative director Chris Benz. Blass (1922-2002) revolutionized American sportswear, effortlessly blending Hollywood glamour with no-nonsense modernism. He merged simple styles with luxurious materials, such as a pea coat fashioned from white mink. Issey Miyake called him "the quintessential American designer."1 At a 1976 state dinner at Read More »
In today's post, Associate Curator Christina Johnson takes us behind the scenes of Inspired Eye: The Donald and Joan Damask Design Collection at the FIDM Museum, explaining how the exhibition's design serves the concept suggested by the objects on display. ********** The opening reception for Inspired Eye: The Donald and Joan Damask Design Collection at the FIDM Museum Read More »
Rudi Gernreich was born on this day in 1922! August 8, 2014 would have been his 92nd birthday. Born in Austria, Gernreich immigrated to the United States in 1938. After settling in Los Angeles, the fledgling designer produced his first collection in 1949. Intent on creating liberating designs, Gernreich would provoke and titillate the Read More »
Our most popular blog post of 2013 examines a clever Victorian accessory: the skirt lifter. Researched and written by summer intern Joanna Abijaoude, the post explores skirt lifters from a variety of perspectives. Thanks to Joanna for sharing her research on this object! ********** Today's post was researched and written by FIDM Museum's summer Read More »
An occasional round-up of articles, events, exhibitions, and other information of interest. This week, we share a fascinating read, a festive perfume bottle, and footage of historic garments in action. Do you document your museum visits by taking lots of pictures? Recent research suggests that snapping photos of your favorite exhibits might decrease Read More »
We love our interns and volunteers! We've worked with many wonderful interns and volunteers, and the intern featured in today's post is no exception. Joanna Abijaoude, who wrote a great post on a Victorian skirt lifter, recently completed a summer internship at the FIDM Museum. Currently in her final year of an M.A. program at Read More »
Headed down under? Don’t miss Modern Love: Fashion Visionaries from the FIDM Museum LA, an exhibition of visionary late-20th & 21st century fashion from the FIDM Museum collection. Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria, Australia, will be the exclusive venue for this show, the first travelling exhibition of its kind from the FIDM Museum, Los Angeles. In Read More »
