If disco fever, Studio 54, and pillbox hats are more than a distant memory, put on your Halston dress and go see the film, Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston. This week, the Costume Council of LACMA along with support from?Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Elizabeth and David Netto, Katherine Ross, Cameron Silver, Angelique Soave, and Alexandra Von […]
It’s on the calendar every year. Those with a passion for fashion on the west coast anxiously await for the Fashion Week every March. One of the treats leading up to Fashion Week is the FIDM Debut Runway show. It’s an exciting time for the students at FIDM, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in
? Summer is officially over. The fall social season is now in full-swing and the mailbox is once again full with invitations to social events and charity events.? It started on Tuesday, September 8, 2009, right after Labor Day, with the special screening and west coast premiere of The September Issue: Anna Wintour & the
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Members of the Costume Council along with guests and a celebrity crowd came for the film debut dressed in style (many wearing the signature Valentino red). The film, directed by Matt Tyrnauer, documents two and a half years in the life of the couture designer just prior to his retirement and includes highlights of Valentino’s
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It was a red carpet evening at the Giorgio Armani boutique on Rodeo Drive where members of the Costume Council of LACMA were treated to a private viewing of the Armani designed iconic gowns of the past and present. Eleven magnificent couture pieces were on display including a stunning black gown with a train worn
Members of the Costume Council of LACMA were invited to a private dress rehearsal of FIDM’s debut 2009 runway fashion show, held in Santa Monica, CA. The presentation featured “Chairing Styles” a collaboration between graduates in Interior, Textile, and Fashion Design, as well as FIDM’s Theatre Costume Design presentation: FIDM Dances With the Stars with
The 17th Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibition at FIDM It was a very special day for members of the Costume Council at LACMA where several of us were treated to a private tour of FIDM’s 17th annual Art of Motion Picture Design Exhibition the day before the official opening of the two
It was a fun night at LACMA recently when the Costume Council hosted the elegant Liz Goldwyn, author of Pretty Things: The Last Generation of American Burlesque Queens. ?A documentary film of the same name appeared on HBO in 2005. ?Liz has been collecting burlesque costumes from the 30s, 40s, and 50s, and some pieces
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Recently I attended the opening night event for the Costume Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LACMA, which featured celebrity photographer, Patrick McMullan who was signing his beautiful book,?Glamour Girls. The book has over 1000 photos of classic beauties such as Kim Basinger, Raquel Welch, and Gwen Stefani, all photographed by McMcullan.
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