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 articulated, sixteen-inch tall mannequin-like dolls capture the spirit of the haute couture. As you'll see in the images below, every Superdoll™ wears Read More »

Catherine Martin wins two Academy Awards for The Great Gatsby

  The Great Gatsby costumes by Catherine Martin, 2014 Oscar® Winner for Costume Design & Best Production Design. (L to R) Elizabeth Debicki as Jordan Baker, Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway, Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan, Joel Edgerton as Tom Buchanan, Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby.   Congratulations to costume designer Catherine Martin for her 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 »