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Curator Kevin Jones and Associate Curator Christina Johnson recently returned from a conference in Florence, Italy. In today's post, Christina recounts their trip, including museum visits, and highlights from her presentation. ********** Kevin and I traveled to Florence, Italy, last month for Costume Colloquium III. My paper, “Doris Langley Moore: Ultimate ‘Woman in Fashion’” had Read More »
For the next two weeks, we'll be featuring posts from our extensive blog archives. Today's post was written by Meghan Hansen, FIDM Museum Registrar, in 2009. In this post, she dives into our fragrance archive with an investigation into a counterfeit Chanel No. 5 box and bottle. ********** “Bathtub Perfume Traps Pool Shark”1 “Pair Arrested Read More »
What a busy summer! In early June, we attended the Costume Society of America symposium, which Kevin described in his recent blog post. Immediately after the conference, Kevin and Christina (our curator and associate curator, respectively) flew to London to present research at another conference, The Making of a Monarchy for a Modern Read More »
Save the Date!September 8, 20127-9 p.m. Join the FIDM Museum Fashion Council at Fashion Island for the finale of StyleWeekOC. Sip champagne and nibble appetizers in the Neiman Marcus-Bloomingdale's Courtyard while enjoying a fashion show featuring cocktail and special occasion apparel from top stores including Neiman Marcus, Rebecca Taylor, Vince and more. The evening Read More »
Are you fascinated with the etiquette of 18th century court dress? Do you regale your family and friends with the details of Christian Dior's impact on 20th century fashion? Do your bookshelves groan with the weight of all your fashion books? If this sounds familiar, consider joining the Costume Society of America (CSA), Read More »
FIDM Museum staff are headed to Atlanta, GA this week for the Costume Society of America National Symposium. Next week, curators Kevin Jones and Christina Johnson will present research at "The Making of a Monarchy for the Modern World" conference in London. In this post, FIDM Museum Registrar Meghan Hansen shares her reflections on a Read More »
We're excited to introduce you to the FIDM Museum Fashion Council, a group of dedicated volunteers committed to supporting the FIDM Museum. They're a dynamic group with tremendous enthusiasm and energy. Of course, they're all passionate about fashion and fashion history too. We are extremely fortunate to have their support for a variety of Read More »
Exhibition design encompasses every element of an exhibition. Paint colors, platform shapes, cases, lighting, traffic flow and many other elements work together to support and enhance the narrative created by the objects on display. At the FIDM Museum, we are fortunate to have a full-time exhibition designer on staff. A graduate of the FIDM Read More »
FABULOUS! Ten Years of FIDM Museum Acquisitions, 2000-2010 September 13, 2011-December 17, 2011 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday Free! We are delighted to announce that our latest exhibition is now open to the public! Blog readers will encounter many old friends, including Madame Olympe, the World War II propaganda dress, our sculptural Adrian Read More »
FABULOUS! Ten Years of FIDM Museum Acquisitions, 2000-2010September 13, 2011-December 17, 2011Free to the public We are delighted to announce our next exhibition, FABULOUS! Ten Years of FIDM Museum Acquisitions, 2000-2010. Opening on September 13, 2011, this exhibition will showcase an unprecedented array of dress and textile objects from our collection, including this Read More »
Hello readers! We wanted to let you know that over the next few months, we'll be devoting a lot of time to working on our new website. The website will launch sometime in late spring or early summer. Until then, expect a new post 1x per week. We will try to post every Wednesday, Read More »
Re-Designing History: FIDM Museum Study Collection, 1850-2000 is now open! This free exhibition is open to the public Tuesday–Saturday, 10am–4pm, until December 17, 2010. Coatc. 1926Silk & lamé brocade & minkGift of Ms. Judy ThomsenFIDM Museum Study CollectionS2004.823.15 The FIDM Museum Study Collection contains 2,000 objects spanning 200 years: haute couture and ready-to-wear garments, Read More »
