Designing Hollywood: Genres

  Designing Hollywood: Sketches from the Christian Esquevin Collection explores five themes: Studios, Genres, Designers, Wardrobe, and Stars. During the exhibition, we'll bring you blog posts highlighting each of these topics. If you didn't catch the first post in this series, learn more about Studios here. Today's post explores the four primary film genres and Read More »

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 the Costume Colloquium IV: Colors in Fashion. Please contact Christina Johnson for detailed itinerary: cjohnson@FIDMmuseum.org. Read More »

Opening Feb. 11: The 22nd Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibition

  In just over three weeks, our annual exhibition of film costumes opens! On February 11, 2014, The 22nd Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibition opens to the public. This year's exhibition will include costumes from more than 20 films, including costumes from the 2013 Academy Award winner for Best Costume Design, Anna Read More »

Jacques Fath, Spring/Summer 1953

  "St. Charles" afternoon dress Jacques Fath Spring/Summer 1953 Museum Purchase 2010.5.26 Jacques Fath (1912-1954) was an impish designer who imbued his clothes with a sense of fun and glamour. Vogue praised his "unexpected mix of casual style and luxurious material."1 Such contrasts are seen in this satin-trimmed, formal afternoon dress titled "St. Charles," which Read More »

Modern Love: Fashion Visionaries from the FIDM Museum LA at Bendigo Art Gallery, Australia

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 »

Event: An Evening to Benefit the FIDM Museum at Style Week OC

The 2nd Annual FABULOUS! Soirée: a benefit for the FIDM Museum & Galleries & The Helen Larson Historic Fashion Collection Acquisition Campaign Presented by The FIDM Museum Fashion Council Enjoy the DEBUT Fashion Show created by FIDM Graduates in Fashion Design & "Cadillac Couture," a competition for the most innovative eveningwear designed by Advanced FIDM Read More »

Event: Gatsby’s Women: Fashionable Ideals of the 1920s

Save the date for a fascinating lecture by FIDM Museum’s Associate Curator Christina Johnson. Attendees will have the opportunity to view the exhibition Gatsby’s Women: 1920s Evening Dress from The Helen Larson Historic Fashion Collection, now on view in the FIDM Gallery Orange County. Gatsby's Women: Fashionable Ideals of the 1920s August 10, 201310:15am–NoonFIDM Gallery Read More »